Background Although menthol was not banned under the Tobacco Control Act, the law
made it clear that this did not prevent the Food and Drug Administration from issuing a …

The use of menthol in cigarettes is actively promoted by the tobacco industry for its
perceived sensory benefits, and smokers of menthol cigarettes commonly differ from …

Background: Lower rates of smoking cessation and higher rates of lung cancer in African
American (AA) smokers may be linked to their preference for mentholated cigarettes. Aim …

Aims This study examines the relationship between menthol cigarette smoking and the
population quit ratio and whether menthol smokers differ in utilization of evidence‐based …

Objective: To identify factors associated with successful quitting at a free tobacco treatment
clinic. Methods: A cohort study of the first 1021 patients who made a quit attempt. Baseline …

BACKGROUND: The Food and Drug Administration currently is assessing the public health
impact of menthol cigarettes. Whether menthol cigarettes pose increased barriers to quitting …

ABSTRACT Aims To determine whether African American light smokers who smoked
menthol cigarettes had lower cessation when treated with nicotine replacement therapy and …

We examined racial/ethnic variations in the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and
quit ratios among Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Latino lifetime smokers ages 25 …

Background Menthol cigarettes, preferred by African American smokers, have been
conjectured to be harder to quit and to contribute to the excess lung cancer burden among …

Introduction: Menthol cigarette smokers may find it harder to quit smoking than smokers of
nonmenthol cigarettes. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of published studies …