Review of E-cigarette Use and Mental Health Among Young Adults in the United States

Shiqing Huang

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/4/2022124

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Huang,S. (2023). Review of E-cigarette Use and Mental Health Among Young Adults in the United States. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,461-469.

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Review of E-cigarette Use and Mental Health Among Young Adults in the United States

Shiqing Huang *^,1,

¹ JSerra Catholic High School, Junipero Serra Road, San Juan Capistrano, United States

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/4/2022124

Abstract

In recent years, e-cigarettes have become the most popular tobacco product among young adults, and the proportion of people experiencing mental health problems has risen dramatically. The purpose of this review is to summarize the previous studies that looked at the association between e-cigarette use and mental disorders among young adults in the United States. We used Google Scholar as our main database. The key search terms include electronic cigarettes, mental health, young adults, the United States, and other synonyms. We found 4,260 studies at the beginning. After removing duplicates and other irrelevant articles, 33 articles are left. After going through abstracts and titles, 9 articles are left and are included in our final review. The mental health disorders in our review included depression, anxiety, impulsivity, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and nicotine independence, and most papers showed that there was an association between e-cigarettes and mental health disorders among young adults. Among those who co-use e-cigarettes and other substances, dual users have a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms compared to those who only use e-cigarettes. There is an association between e-cigarette use as well as co-use and mental health disorders. More research should be done to understand the biological reasons behind the relationship between e-cigarette use and mental health disorders.

Keywords

E-cigarette, Mental Health Disorder, Depression, Young Adults, Co-use

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Huang,S. (2023). Review of E-cigarette Use and Mental Health Among Young Adults in the United States. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,461-469.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 3

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