Effect on Tobacco Use and Subjective Measures of Including E-cigarettes in a Simulated Ban of Menthol in Combustible Cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bans of menthol characterizing flavor in tobacco products have been proposed; however, there is limited data regarding the impact on current menthol cigarette smokers of including e-cigarettes in such bans.

Methods

In this six-week pilot study, 47 menthol smokers were randomized to receive all tobacco products from an experimental marketplace simulating either no menthol ban, a menthol ban for cigarettes but not e-cigarettes, or a ban for both ("total menthol ban").

Results

At the first visit, all but one participant selected cigarettes with e-cigarettes selected by 38%, 69%, and 40% of participants in the no ban, menthol cigarette ban, and total menthol ban groups, respectively. Over the study period, the total menthol ban group smoked more than the ment

SUBMITTER: Kotlyar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature