Salivary Cotinine Levels of Hired Latino Youth Tobacco Workers in North Carolina.

Taylor J ArnoldSara A QuandtThomas A ArcuryJennifer W TaltonJoanne C SandbergStephanie S Daniel

Published in: Journal of agromedicine (2024)

Latino youth tobacco workers are exposed to nicotine through their work. This exposure presents serious risk of Green Tobacco Sickness (acute nicotine poisoning) and other health concerns given the growing evidence for risk of epigenetic changes negatively affecting long-term cognitive function. Policy is urgently needed to protect this vulnerable population of adolescent workers.

Keyphrases

mental health
young adults
public health
healthcare
smoking cessation
physical activity
liver failure
gene expression
african american
dna methylation
drug induced
tertiary care
intensive care unit
risk assessment
climate change
human health
mechanical ventilation