Restriction on the Sale of Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes
ACS Tobacco Control researchers' key findings about how restricting sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes affects overall cigarette sales.?
Menthol-flavored cigarette smoking has been associated with:
- Encouraging youths and young adults to start smoking
- A greater dependence on cigarettes, making it more difficult for people who use menthol-flavor cigarettes to quit
- A lower rate of success with smoking cessation
Plus, the disproportionate use of menthol cigarettes among youth and African ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍøs raises important public health concerns about disparities in the health consequences of smoking.
The prevalence of current cigarette smoking among US adults has declined 30% over the last 55 years. But the availability of menthol-flavored cigarettes is slowing down the pace of success in reducing the number of people who smoke in the US.
Our Research Focus?
The ÌÇÐÄTV¹ÙÍø Cancer Society (ACS) Tobacco Control Research (TCR) team analyzes the sale and use of cigarettes in states with sales bans on menthol-flavored cigarettes to help predict results of¡ªand prepare the groundwork for¡ªa future national menthol sales ban by the FDA.
Our studies about how sales restrictions of menthol-flavored cigarettes affect both overall cigarette sales and smoking prevalence have provided evidence in support of the proposed federal ban on menthol cigarette sales in the US.
