Effect of menthol on nicotine reduction: pooled results from two double-blind randomized controlled trials

W Lin, AL Hobkirk, J Zhu, NM Krebs, JE Hayes… - Brain research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Menthol upregulates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and is associated with
tobacco dependence. The effects of menthol when smoking cigarettes with varying low …

Effects of very low nicotine content cigarettes on smoking across vulnerable populations

JW Tidey, LM Snell, SM Colby, RN Cassidy… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been long-standing interest in a reduced-nicotine product standard for combusted
tobacco, which is within the regulatory purview of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …

Messaging about very low nicotine cigarettes (VLNCs) to influence policy attitudes, harm perceptions and smoking motivations: a discrete choice experiment

RM Reynolds, L Popova, DL Ashley… - Tobacco …, 2024 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background To reduce smoking and the harms it causes, countries, including the USA, are
considering policies to reduce nicotine in combustible tobacco to minimally addictive levels …

'It brings light to what you really put into your body': a focus group study of reactions to messages about nicotine reduction in cigarettes

HT Duong, EE Loud, JF Thrasher… - Tobacco …, 2022 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed
regulation to lower nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels to help smokers quit …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of urine heavy metals in exclusive menthol and non-menthol cigarette users by race/ethnicity: The 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition …

W Lin - Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Data from NHANES 2015–2016 Special Sample were analyzed to assess the
association between menthol smoking and heavy metal biomarkers in urine across three …

Racial/ethnic differences in the acute effects of reduced nicotine content cigarettes among adolescents who smoke

MS Bello, CX Wang, DD Maglalang, R Rosales… - Addictive Behaviors, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective Reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes decreases their addictiveness and
abuse liability, including among adolescents. Whether these effects differ by race/ethnicity is …

Manipulation of menthol and nicotine content in cigarettes: effects on smoking behavior and toxicant exposure in women menthol smokers

C Oncken, MD Litt, S Thurlow… - Nicotine and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of smoking and other
outcomes of assigning cigarettes with reduced nicotine and/or no menthol to female menthol …

Subjective experiences, contexts, and risk perceptions of very low nicotine content cigarettes and electronic cigarettes among people with depression and anxiety …

T DeAtley, A Harrison, R Cassidy, C Kuo… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A low-nicotine product standard is currently under consideration by the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This standard may be more effective if alternative, non …

Anticipated effects of nicotine reduction on youth smoking initiation and maintenance

SM Colby, RN Cassidy… - Nicotine and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This commentary summarizes emerging findings on the potential impact of a nicotine
reduction policy on youth and young adults. We conclude that:(1) adolescent smokers and …

Predictors of adherence among vulnerable populations of adults assigned to smoke very low nicotine content cigarettes

SL Morgan, GL Reed, J Tidey, JY Bunn… - Nicotine and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Regulators are considering reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes to a
minimally addictive level. This could particularly benefit smokers from populations …