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Research Article: The Association Between Nicotine Dependence and Mental Health in the General Population of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

Date Published: 2023-12-11

Abstract:
Over the past three decades, a global decline in tobacco smoking rates was observed with an inverse increase in the use of new tobacco products, namely electronic cigarettes (EC), a battery-powered device that delivers nicotine through a mouthpiece., This shift is mainly attributed to the fact that EC has been advertised as an effective method for smoking cessation with relatively less negative effect on health., However, EC has been confirmed to contain carcinogens in addition to nicotine; in fact, certain types of EC may contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and vitamin E acetate, which can cause a new form of lung injury named EC or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI), identified back in . The global tobacco control branch aimed to determine the global prevalence of EC by analyzing the data of countries from to . Results revealed the highest prevalence of EC in Russia, .%, and Romania, .%. In comparison, the remaining nine countries had a prevalence of less than % (Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Philippines, Senegal, Uruguay, and Vietnam). In Canada, EC use prevalence was .% back in . Locally, in Saudi Arabia, EC prevalence was reported to be .% in .

Introduction:
Over the past three decades, a global decline in tobacco smoking rates was observed with an inverse increase in the use of new tobacco products, namely electronic cigarettes (EC), a battery-powered device that delivers nicotine through a mouthpiece. , This shift is mainly attributed to the fact that EC has been advertised as an effective method for smoking cessation with relatively less negative effect on health. , However, EC has been confirmed to contain carcinogens in addition to nicotine; in fact, certain…

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