Study: Nicotine, Tobacco Use Linked to Teens’ ADHD Symptom Levels, Treatment

Attention problems can also be caused by excessive screen time or excessively high school demands.

ADHD diagnoses continue to increase in Finland. Every tenth boy in primary school has a diagnosis. Relatively speaking, the biggest increase now occurs among girls.

Study: Nicotine, Tobacco Use Linked to Teens’ ADHD Symptom Levels, Treatment

March 10, 2025 Teens with highly symptomatic ADHD face an elevated risk for using e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products, and that risk is likely diminished through the use of prescribed ADHD medication, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.1 Prior research has established that teens with ADHD are more likely than their neurotypical peers to use nicotine.2,3,4 However, this study is one of the first to longitudinally e…

Malin Stranden Aune finds it embarrassing to tell people that she has ADHD. She experiences that people do not believe the diagnosis.