Menthol preference moderates the relationship between cigarette nicotine content choice and reactions in young adults who smoke infrequently.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of young adults who smoke use menthol cigarettes, which is associated with continued smoking and greater nicotine dependence. Additionally, early subjective reactions to cigarettes predict future use. Menthol may blunt the sensory effects of nicotine. We investigated the moderating role of menthol on subjective reactions to, and choice of varied nicotine content cigarettes in young adults who smoke infrequently.

Methods

In three counterbalanced, double-blinded sessions, young adults who smoke ≤ 15 days/month smoked fixed doses from very low (VLNC), intermediate (INC), and normal (NNC) nicotine content cigarettes, which were menthol or non-menthol depending on preference. Participants chose their preferred cigarette in a final session. Positive and negative su

SUBMITTER: Rubenstein D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature