Open AccessEffects on time to lapse of switching menthol smokers to non-menthol cigarettes prior to a cessation attempt: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Michael Kotlyar,
Ryan Shanley,
Sheena Dufresne,
Gretchen A Corcoran,
Kolawole S. Okuyemi,
Anne M. Mills,
Dorothy K. Hatsukami
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tobacco control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.715
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1468-3318
pISSN - 0964-4563
DOI - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055689
Subject(s) - menthol , smoking cessation , medicine , post hoc analysis , demography , quit smoking , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , sociology
Menthol smokers (particularly African-Americans) have lower cessation success rates than non-menthol smokers. With bans being considered on characterising menthol flavour in cigarettes, data are needed regarding how switching to non-menthol cigarettes impacts cessation measures.