Young people who vape, especially those dependent on nicotine, are at higher risk for depression, and primary care physicians should make vaping cessation a priority to improve their mood, according to an expert.
Michael Chaiton, PhD, a senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Institute for Mental Health Policy Research in Ontario, and colleagues conducted a longitudinal study to learn more about the relationship between e-cigarette use and depression in adolescents and young adults. They published their results in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.