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1.6 Prevalence of smoking—teenagers
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Relevant news and research: Prevalence of smoking—teenagers

Cho, Y., Hong, S., Jo, Y., Kim, S., Oh, J., Lee, H., Jang, W., Cho, H., Lee, S., Jeong, Y. D., Yim, Y., Kang, J., Son, Y., Yon, D. K. and Smith, L. (2025). Prevalence of Current, Daily, and Heavy Smokers Among Adolescents in 97 Countries: A Global Population-Based Study. J Adolesc Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41003441


Fang, J., Xu, J., Zhou, X., Wang, Z., Guo, X., Zhang, Y., Jiang, Y., Xu, Y., Zhou, X., Cust, H. and Correa, A. (2025). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking in adolescents: a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 1, 3145. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41023941


Fennell, B. S., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Heier, K. and McQuerry, K. (2025). Using an intersectional framework to explore cannabis and tobacco co-use patterns: Protocol for a descriptive study. MethodsX, 103565. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40933541


Vollebregt, S. J. C., Arafeh, A. and Fouad, H. (2025). Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescent Palestine refugees: A cross-regional study in United Nations relief works agency schools in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank. Prev Med Rep, 103190. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40895338


Dave, A., Pushkarna, B., George, S., Shah, K., Vora, K. and Thacker, N. (2025). A cross-sectional mixed method study to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption among school going early adolescents of the slum population in Gandhidham, a city in India. BMC Public Health, 1, 2649. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40764545


El Dalatony, M. M., Elkhobby, A. A., Shubayr, M. A., Monshi, S. S., Al-Zalabani, A. H., El Desouky, E. D., Aldukhail, S. K., Alqahtani, M. M., Alhazmi, A. S. and Aldossary, M. S. (2025). Prevalence and predictors of tobacco use among Saudi adolescents: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2022. BMC Public Health, 1, 2733. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40797248


Evans-Polce, R. J., Mongilio, J. M., McCabe, S. E. and Veliz, P. T. (2025). Heterogeneity in Nicotine, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among U.S. Adolescents and Adults Aged 12-34 Years. Am J Prev Med, 5, 108033. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40763833


Ismail, R., Hassan, S. A., Shukor, M. S., Shafurdin, N. S., Hanafi, N., Aljaberi, M. A., Lin, C. Y. and Griffiths, M. D. (2025). Prevalence, risk factors, and protective factors of tobacco use among school-going adolescents at drug-abuse hot-spots in Malaysia. Addict Behav, 108455. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40882309


Kisia, L., Mohamed, S. F., Kyule, G., Tchoupe, C., Abolarin, O., Pokothoane, R., Gelibo, T., Iddi, S., Okumu, B., Mbaya, N., Kadengye, D. T., Mirindi, D. M., Akiode, A., Ademola, T., Okezie, U. and Mdege, N. D. (2025). Use of tobacco and nicotine products among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a population-based multi-country household survey. Front Public Health, 1562352. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40777631


Egger, S. J., David, M., Weber, M. F., Luo, Q., Dessaix, A. and Freeman, B. (2025). Trends in adolescent smoking prevalence before and after the emergence of vaping in Australia: an interrupted time series analysis, 1999-2023. Med J Aust. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40714936


Erath, T. G., Chen, F. F., DeSarno, M. and Higgins, S. T. (2025). Examining US adolescent cigarette smoking prevalence by rurality and gender, 2002-2019. Prev Med, 108377. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40716718


Jacobs, W., Qin, W. A., Jafarzadeh, N. S., Barrington-Trimis, J. and Leventhal, A. M. (2025). Multilevel Correlates of Same Day Poly-Product Use/Co-Use Among Adolescents Who Use Tobacco and Cannabis. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40684795


Londani, M., Sewani-Rusike, C., Ayo-Yusuf, O. and Oladimeji, O. (2025). Patterns of tobacco use and related factors among adolescents in South Africa: Insight from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40735366


Monshi, S. S., Desouky, E. D. E., Aldukhail, S. K., Al-Zalabani, A. H., Alqahtani, M. M., Dalatony, M. M. E., Shubayr, M. A., Elkhobby, A. A. and Aldossary, M. S. (2025). Tobacco use trends among youth in Saudi Arabia: 2007-2022. Front Public Health, 1608394. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40672913


Mudgal, S. K., Patidar, V., Sharma, S. K., Gaur, R., Huda, R. K., Singh, J. and Varshney, S. (2025). Tobacco and alcohol use among adolescents and young adults in aspirational districts in India: NFHS-5 based secondary analysis. Pan Afr Med J, 17. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40727510


Nguyen, P. T., Tanaka, S., Fukui, K., Ito, Y. and Katanoda, K. (2025). Patterns of birth cohort-specific smoking histories in Japan, 1910-2050: a shift towards younger people?. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40592573


Pokothoane, R., Argefa, T. G., Tsague, J. D. and Mdege, N. D. (2025). What are the factors associated with alcohol, cigarette and marijuana use among adolescents in Africa? Evidence from the Global School-based Health Survey. BMJ Open, 7, e089096. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40721255


Razali, M. F., Riyadzi, M. R., Abd Hamid, H. A., Wan-Fei, K. and Yusoff, U. N. (2025). Prevalence of adolescent dual tobacco use and its associated factors: findings from a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7, e097974. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40713049


Shiva Shankar, B. (2025). Forecasting Youth Tobacco Use With the National Youth Tobacco Survey Data (2021-2024): Implications for Dental Public Health and Cessation Counseling in the United States. Cureus, 6, e86851. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40583927


Jackson, S. E., Brown, J., Tattan-Birch, H. and Jarvis, M. J. (2025). Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high-school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014-2023. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40557691


Ling, P. M., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Leventhal, A. M. and Pentz, M. A. (2025). Tobacco and cannabis co-use in young people: developing a collaborative research agenda to address an evolving problem. Addict Behav, 108402. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40541535


AlBariqi, A. A., AlQahtani, A. F., Tikare, S., Gokhale, S. T., Nagate, R. R., AlHaid, F. S. M., AlQahtani, A. H. A., Narapureddy, B. R., Reddy, L. K. V. and Muthugounder, K. (2025). Smoking Prevalence, Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking, and Its Causes in 568 Adolescent Male High School Students in Southern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Med Sci Monit, e948542. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40440239


Beard, E., Shahab, L., Brown, J. and Cox, S. (2025). How much does the absence of the 'hidden population' from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence?. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40313196


Egger, S., David, M., McCool, J., Hardie, L., Weber, M. F., Luo, Q. and Freeman, B. (2025). Trends in smoking prevalence among 14-15-year-old adolescents before and after the emergence of vaping in New Zealand; an interrupted time series analysis of repeated cross-sectional data, 1999-2023. Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 101522. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40226779


Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., Patrick, M. E. and O'Malley, P. M. (2024). Monitoring the Future National Survey Results in Drug Use, 1975-2024: Overview of Key Findings for Secondary School Students. Monitoring the Future Monograph Series. Available from: https://monitoringthefuture.org/results/annual-reports/


Hong, S., Son, Y., Lee, M., Park, J., Lee, H., Lee, H., Lee, H., Kim, H., Dragioti, E., Fond, G., Boyer, L., Lopez Sanchez, G. F., Tully, M. A., Rahmati, M., Woo, S., Yon, D. K. and Smith, L. (2024). Temporal changes in smoking prevalence among adolescents across 23 countries. Acta Paediatr. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39660513


Moubchiri, C. E., Chahboune, M., Guennouni, M. and Hilali, A. (2024). The prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, stimulant, khat, and cannabis use among school-going students in African and Arab countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39668453


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