Menthol In Cigarettes Promotes Smoking Among Adolescents And Young Adults

Researchers examined U.S. cigarette brands popular among youth to determine whether or not tobacco manufacturers manipulate menthol in an effort to target young, experimental smokers. Menthol in cigarettes masks harshness and irritation for new smokers. Menthol is used as an additive in approximately 90% of cigarettes manufactured in the United States, although only about one-third of these cigarettes are explicitly marketed as mentholated.

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on July 16th, 2008