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The authors put forward two theories to help explain the association: the self-medication hypothesis, suggesting that adolescents experiencing emotional distress such as loneliness may misperceive nicotine use as helpful in relieving negative feelings or improve mood (see Section 9A.3), and the social facilitation theory, proposing that nicotine use may help adolescents gain acceptance and a sense of belonging within peer groups when facing social exclusion
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In 2025, there were 1,609 privately funded emergency shelter and transitional housing beds (21% of the system) and in 2026 it was 1,413 beds or 20% of all emergency shelter and transitional beds