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A ban on menthol cigarettes: Impact on public opinion and smokers' intention to quit

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  • Pearson, J.L.
  • Abrams, D.B.
  • Niaura, R.S.
  • Richardson, A.
  • Vallone, D.M.

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Objectives. We assessed support for a ban by the Food and Drug Administration on menthol in cigarettes and behavioral intentions among menthol smokers in the event of such a ban. Methods. We surveyed 2649 never, former, and current smokers and used ordinal logistic regression to calculate weighted point estimates and predictors of support for a menthol ban among the adult population and menthol smokers only. For menthol smokers, we also calculated weighted point estimates and predictors of behavioral intentions. Results. Overall, 28.2% of adults opposed, 20.0% supported, and 51.9% lacked a strong opinion about a menthol ban. Support was highest among Hispanics (36.4%), African Americans (29.0%), never smokers (26.8%), and respondents with less than a high school education (28.8%). Nearly 40% of menthol smokers said they would quit if menthol cigarettes were no longer available, 12.5% would switch to a nonmenthol brand, and 25.2% would both switch and try to quit. Conclusions. Support for a menthol ban is strongest among populations with the highest prevalence of menthol cigarette use. A menthol ban might motivate many menthol smokers to quit.

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  • Pearson, J.L. & Abrams, D.B. & Niaura, R.S. & Richardson, A. & Vallone, D.M., 2012. "A ban on menthol cigarettes: Impact on public opinion and smokers' intention to quit," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(11), pages 107-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300804_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300804
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    1. Christopher Carpenter & Hai V. Nguyen, 2020. "Intended and Unintended Effects of Banning Menthol Cigarettes," NBER Working Papers 26811, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Anna Booras & Renda Soylemez Wiener & Jennifer Maccarone & Andrew C. Stokes & Jessica L. Fetterman & Naomi M. Hamburg & Johar Singh & Katia Bulekova & Hasmeena Kathuria, 2023. "A Longitudinal Study of Perceptions of the Massachusetts Menthol Ban and Its Impact on Smoking Behaviors among Marginalized Individuals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(10), pages 1-13, May.
    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.
    4. WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg), 2016. "Advisory note: banning menthol in tobacco products," University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education qt8td7w55n, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco.

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