Association of dual and poly tobacco use with depressive symptoms and use of antidepressants.

There is an established link between depression and tobacco use among adults; however, to date, research has not explored the association of use of dual/poly tobacco products with symptoms and use of medication for depression. Data were derived from a 2018 Texas population health assessment survey (n = 2034). Multivariable logistic and multinomial regressions were used to examine for associations between self-reported symptoms of depression and use of prescription medications for depression with use of dual/poly tobacco products. About 20% of adults used one tobacco product, while 9.7% used two or more products. Compared to those without depressive symptoms, those with depressive symptoms had greater odds of single (aOR: 1.66, 95% CI; 1.21 - 2.29) or dual/poly (aOR: 3.09, 95% CI; 1.92 - 4.96) tobacco product use relative to non-users; and relative to single product use, those with depressive symptoms had greater odds of dual/poly tobacco product use (aOR: 2.07; 95% CI, 1.30 - 3.32). Compared to those not using medication for depression, use of medication for depression was associated with a 1.80 (95% CI: 1.15 - 2.84) greater odds of dual/poly tobacco product use relative to non-users; and a 1.91 (95% CI: 1.14 - 3.19) greater odds of dual/poly product use relative to single product users. Study findings call for primary care providers and psychiatrists to expand screening of individuals experiencing depressive symptoms and using medication for depression, to include assessment for dual/poly tobacco product use. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Onyema Greg Chido-Amajuoyi, Dale S Mantey, Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, Robert K Yu, Sanjay Shete. Association of dual and poly tobacco use with depressive symptoms and use of antidepressants. Addictive behaviors. 2021 Apr;115:106790

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