Menthol Cigarettes
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Menthol cigarettes have a minty taste that makes some smokers think they are healthier than regular cigarettes. This is not true! In fact, menthol cigarettes contain even more chemicals than regular cigarettes. Also, menthol can make it easier for a smoker to inhale deeply, which may allow more chemicals to enter the lungs. As a result, menthol cigarettes may be even more harmful than regular cigarettes.
African Americans and Menthols
Most African American smokers smoke menthols. As smoking rates have gone down among Whites, cigarette companies have worked hard to hook more African Americans on menthol cigarettes. For example, the company that makes Kool cigarettes recently launched an ad campaign featuring young hip hop artists in hopes of getting more young African Americans hooked on their cigarettes. |
Additional Information on Menthol Cigarettes:
Publications
The First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes: Setting the Research Agenda - This booklet summarizes information and findings of The First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes held in March 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. It includes the state of knowledge of the history, sociology, epidemiology, pharmacology, and toxicology of menthol cigarettes as well as the proposed future research agenda. http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/tcrb/MentholExecSumRprt4_10-16.pdf
Questions About Smoking, Tobacco, and Health (Copyright © ACS) - This publication answers common questions about health and tobacco use. It provides information on the health risks of smoking, nicotine, the connection between smoking and cancer, the harmful chemicals cigarettes contain and how they affect the lungs. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2x_Questions_About_Smoking_Tobac...
Organizations
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National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS
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American Cancer Society
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Content last updated March 19, 2008.
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