title: Tobacco Use Disorders.
abstract: Tobacco use is a pervasive public health problem and the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States. This article reviews the epidemiology of tobacco use in youth, with a description of cigarettes, alternative tobacco product, and polytobacco use patterns among the general population and among adolescents with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders. The article also provides an update on the diagnosis and assessment of tobacco use disorder in adolescents, with a particular focus on the clinical management of tobacco use in adolescents with co-occurring disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 464 Congress Avenue, Suite 260, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. Electronic address: deepa.camenga@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Deepa R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Camenga
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Pediatrics, Julius B. Richmond Center, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Adolescent; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Tobacco products; Tobacco use disorder; Young adult