Open AccessMenthol Brand Switching Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey
Author(s) -
Andrea C. Villanti,
Gary A. Giovino,
Dianne C. Barker,
Paul Mowery,
Varadan Sevilimedu,
David B. Abrams
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300632
Subject(s) - menthol , youth smoking , medicine , smoking cessation , ethnic group , cohort , demography , monitoring the future , smoking prevention , tobacco control , young adult , environmental health , public health , psychiatry , gerontology , substance abuse , political science , organic chemistry , pathology , sociology , law , chemistry , nursing
This study examines patterns of menthol and nonmenthol cigarette use from 2003 to 2005 in a cohort of smokers, aged 16 to 24 years in the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey. At follow-up, 15.0% of baseline menthol smokers had switched to nonmentholated cigarettes; by contrast, 6.9% of baseline nonmenthol smokers had switched to mentholated cigarettes. Differences in switching patterns were evident by gender, race/ethnicity, parental education, and smoking frequency. These data support previous evidence that young smokers start with mentholated cigarettes and progress to nonmentholated cigarettes.