The association between risk perceptions, anxiety, and self-reported changes in tobacco and nicotine product use due to COVID-19 in May-June 2020 in Israel

• Main Authors: Noah G. Rubinson (Author), Geoffrey T. Fong (Author), Shannon Gravely (Author), Anne C. K. Quah (Author), Michal Bitan (Author), Shahar Lev Ari (Author), Laura J. Rosen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reports about a possible protective effect of nicotine on COVID-19 conflicted with messaging by public health organizations about increased risks of COVID-19 due to smoking. The ambiguous information the public received, combined with COVID-19-indu...