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- Title
US attitudes about banning menthol in cigarettes: results from a nationally representative survey.
- Authors
Winickoff, Jonathan P; McMillen, Robert C; Vallone, Donna M; Pearson, Jennifer L; Tanski, Susanne E; Dempsey, Janelle H; Cheryl Healton; Klein, Jonathan D; David Abrams
- 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.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2011, Vol 101, Issue 7, p1234
- ISSN
1541-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2011.300146