Tag: smoking initiation
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent Smoking: A Scoping Review
Introduction Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped adolescent health and risky behaviors, including tobacco use. Lockdowns, remote schooling, and social distancing altered peer influence, access to products, and stress levels—factors likely to affect smoking initiation, cessation, and nicotine dependence among youths. This article summarizes a scoping review that maps what is known about how the pandemic…