The Association of Global and Disease-Related Stress With Susceptibility to and Use of E-Cigarettes and Marijuana Among Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease.
Kristen R FoxAmy K FerketichJudith A GronerJoseph R RauschVidu GargVictoria R GrantSteven P NevilleClifford L CuaJamie L JacksonPublished in: Journal of pediatric psychology (2023)
Susceptibility to e-cigarettes and marijuana is common among adolescents with CHD and is associated with stress. Future work to examine the longitudinal associations between susceptibility, stress, and use of e-cigarettes and marijuana is warranted. Global stress may be an important consideration in the development of strategies to prevent these risky health behaviors among adolescents with CHD.