The "gateway" effect of e-cigarettes may be explained by a genetic liability to risk-taking

Wayne Hall; Gary Chan

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003554

The "gateway" effect of e-cigarettes may be explained by a genetic liability to risk-taking

PLoS Med. 2021 Mar 18;18(3):e1003554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003554. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Wayne Hall^{1

2}, Gary Chan¹

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Abstract

Wayne Hall and Gary Chan discuss Jasmine Khouja and co-workers' accompanying study on genetic susceptibility to tobacco smoking initiation and e-cigarette use.

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MeSH terms

Cognition
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems*
Humans
Risk-Taking
Vaping* / adverse effects