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US attitudes about banning menthol in cigarettes: Results from a nationally representative survey

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  • Winickoff, J.P.
  • McMillen, R.C.
  • Vallone, D.M.
  • Pearson, J.L.
  • Tanski, S.E.
  • Dempsey, J.H.
  • Healton, C.
  • Klein, J.D.
  • Abrams, D.

Abstract

Menthol is a cigarette flavoring that makes smoking more appealing to smokers. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority to ban mentholated cigarettes to reduce youth uptake and encourage adult cessation. Survey findings indicate that more than half of all Americans (56.1%) and of Blacks alone (68.0% in one sample and 75.8% in another) support banning menthol. Endorsement of a ban-especially by Blacks, who have the highest rates of menthol cigarette use-would support FDA action to ban menthol to protect the public's health.

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  • Winickoff, J.P. & McMillen, R.C. & Vallone, D.M. & Pearson, J.L. & Tanski, S.E. & Dempsey, J.H. & Healton, C. & Klein, J.D. & Abrams, D., 2011. "US attitudes about banning menthol in cigarettes: Results from a nationally representative survey," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(7), pages 1234-1236.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300146_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300146
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    1. Ashlee N. Sawyer & Madison Combs & Viktor Clark & Eric K. Soule & Joseph G. L. Lee & Alison B. Breland, 2023. "Reactions to a Hypothetical Menthol Cigarette Ban among Sexual- and Gender-Minoritized Communities: A Concept Mapping Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-21, February.
    2. Dina M. Jones & Margarete C. Kulik & Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati & Sandilyn Bullock & Mignonne C. Guy & Pebbles Fagan, 2021. "Menthol Smoking and Nicotine Dependence among Black/African American Women Smokers Living in Low-Resource, Rural Communities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-17, October.
    3. Allison M. Schmidt & Sarah D. Kowitt & Allison E. Myers & Adam O. Goldstein, 2018. "Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Control Regulations among U.S. Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, January.

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