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

Jonathan P. Winickoff; Robert C. McMillen; Donna M. Vallone; Jennifer L. Pearson; Susanne E. Tanski; Janelle H. Dempsey; Cheryl Healton; Jonathan D. Klein; David Abrams

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300146

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

Jonathan P. Winickoff, Robert C. McMillen, Donna M. Vallone, Jennifer L. Pearson, Susanne E. Tanski, Janelle H. Dempsey, Cheryl Healton, Jonathan D. Klein, David Abrams

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1234-1236
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	101
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300146
State	Published - Jul 1 2011
Externally published	Yes

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