Use of Menthol Cigarettes, Smoking Frequency, and Nicotine Dependence Among US Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Menthol may make cigarette smoke less aversive and could lead youth to smoke more frequently and become more dependent on nicotine.

Objective

To assess the association of menthol use with cigarette smoking frequency and nicotine dependence (ND) among youth cigarettes users.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used a pooled sample of cohorts of US youth (aged 12-17 years at their baseline and follow-up interviews) in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (September 2013 to November 2019). Household interviews were conducted using audio computer-assisted self-interviews. US youth who were past-30-day cigarette smokers at any of wave 2 through wave 5, completed the preceding survey (eg, wave 2 past-30-day cigarette smokers compl

SUBMITTER: Leas EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature