Menthol

Tobacco, but primarily cigarettes, remains the leading cause of preventable disease in the US, claiming 480,000 lives per year and affecting an additional 16 million smokers who suffer from smoking-related chronic diseases.1 Tobacco control efforts have resulted in an overall decline in cigarette smoking, but combustible cigarettes remain the largest…

Literature Review: Menthol Ban Tobacco control efforts have resulted in an overall decline in cigarette smoking, but combustible cigarettes remain the largest cause of preventable death and disease in the United States (US) [1]. This overall decline in cigarette smoking masks the prevalence of menthol cigarette smoking, which has not…

This is a hypothetical proposal of a two study designs to look at the effects of a menthol ban in combustible tobacco products for adult daily smokers. Research Question What happens to consumption of combustible cigarettes and of other tobacco products when menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, including menthol, are…

This health policy piece addresses The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (“Family Smoking Prevention “, 2009) and the US Food and Drug Administration announcement on April 28, 2022 that they are proposing rules to ban menthol flavors in combustible tobacco products (“FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol…

Article Review Title: Should flavours be banned in cigarettes and e-cigarettes? Evidence on adult smokers and recent quitters from a discrete choice experiment Authors: John Buckell, Joachim Marti, Jody L Sindelar Published: 28 May 2018 Objectives · To provide the policy-relevant estimates of impacts of alternative flavor bans on preferences…

Objective The policy proposal outlined here is to ban menthol flavor in combustible cigarettes nationally in the United States, with the goal of reducing combustible cigarette smoking rates. “Tobacco control efforts have resulted in an overall decline in cigarette smoking. However, this overall decline masks an increasing trend in menthol…

Tobacco remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in the world, responsible for 5.4 million deaths annually. Diseases include but are not limited to cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, respiratory tract infections, osteoporosis, reproductive disorders, gastrointestinal ulcers, and diabetes. A lifelong smoker has an approximately 50% chance…