Tanning Addiction in Adolescents: Directions for Measurement and Intervention Development.

J Invest Dermatol

Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Electronic address:

Published: July 2018

Little is known about tanning addiction in adolescents. Miller et al. found that 7.0% of 11th grade students met addiction criteria. After adjusting for all other comorbidities, the odds of addiction were two times greater for students who reported problem use of marijuana or obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms. The likelihood of addiction increased with problem substance use and psychological symptoms.

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