Menthol cigarette alternative products: Awareness, use, and substitution intentions among adults who smoke menthol cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Menthol cigarette alternative products (e.g., menthol accessories, non-menthol cooling cigarettes) have entered the market and may bypass menthol cigarette restrictions. Understanding awareness, use, and substitution intentions if menthol cigarette sales are prohibited is important for assessing their potential to undermine the public health benefit of such policies.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 2023 of N = 116 Connecticut adults who smoked menthol cigarettes (mean age = 33.4, 50.9 % female, 50.9 % Black, 13.8 % Hispanic). We assessed awareness and ever use of menthol cigarette alternative products including menthol accessories (i.e., menthol filter capsules, sprays, cards, filter tips) and non-menthol cooling cigarettes with synthetic coolants

SUBMITTER: Kyriakos CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature