SynthesisNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2010
Do smokers of menthol cigarettes find it harder to quit smoking?
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Mentholated Cigarettes and Likelihood of Smoking Cessation in the United States: A Meta-Analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Pooled it
- Menthol cigarettes and the public health standard: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Hypothetical demand for menthol and non-menthol cigarettes and substitution among people who smoke menthol cigarettes: A within subjects between group randomized controlled trial using the experimental tobacco marketplace.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Trial
- Effects on time to lapse of switching menthol smokers to non-menthol cigarettes prior to a cessation attempt: a pilot study.Tobacco control · 2021Trial
- Evaluating the effect of switching to non-menthol cigarettes among current menthol smokers: an empirical study of a potential ban of characterising menthol flavour in cigarettes.Tobacco control · 2020Trial
- Does menthol cigarette use moderate the effect of nicotine metabolism on short-term smoking cessation?Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2017Trial
- Smoking cessation in smokers who smoke menthol and non-menthol cigarettes.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Trial
- The U.S. Federal Menthol Ban: a Critical Step Toward Health Equity for African Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Demographic predictors of menthol cigarette and flavored e-cigarette restriction policy support among a cross-sectional sample of U.S. adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal association of exclusive and dual use of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars with cigarette and cigar smoking cessation among U.S. adults - population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 1-5 (2013-2019).Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Evaluating the human abuse potential of concurrent use of electronic cigarettes and low nicotine cigarettes among adults who smoke.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Likely Response to a Hypothetical Menthol Cigarette Ban Among Adults with Mood Disorders Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes and Have No Current Plans to Quit Smoking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Scientific Basis for the Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products.Annual review of clinical psychology · 2024Review
- Impact of Smoking Cessation Motivations and Barriers on Quit Intentions Following a Hypothetical Flavor Ban Among African American/Black Individuals Who Use Menthol Cigarettes: A Mixed-Methods Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Testing Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in Black Populations.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2023Review
- Why can't smokers quit? Longitudinal study of smokers in the US using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) waves 1 to 5.Addictive behaviors reports · 2023Article
- Black Americans' Diminished Return of Educational Attainment on Tobacco Use in Baltimore City.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Bridging the ICT Revolution and Communication Inequality: Lessons for Cancer Survivors.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Examining racial differences in smoking outcomes among smokers enrolled in an intravenous nicotine infusion study.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Menthol Cigarette Use Among Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes, 2008-2020: Rapid Growth and Widening Inequities in the United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMenthol cigarette smokers may find it harder to quit smoking than smokers of nonmenthol cigarettes.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of published studies examining the association between menthol cigarette smoking and cessation. Electronic databases and reference lists were searched to identify studies published through May 2010, and results were tabulated.
resultsTen studies were located that reported cessation outcomes for menthol and nonmenthol smokers. Half of the studies found evidence that menthol smoking is associated with lower odds of cessation, while the other half found no such effects. The pattern of results in these studies suggest that the association between smoking menthol cigarettes and difficulty quitting is stronger in (a) racial/ethnic minority populations, (b) younger smokers, and (c) studies carried out after 1999. This pattern is consistent with an effect that relies on menthol to facilitate increased nicotine intake from fewer cigarettes where economic pressure restricts the number of cigarettes smokers can afford to purchase.
conclusionsThere is growing evidence that certain subgroups of smokers find it harder to quit menthol versus nonmenthol cigarettes. There is a need for additional research, and particularly for studies including adequately powered and diverse samples of menthol and nonmenthol smokers, with reliable measurement of cigarette brands, socioeconomic status, and biomarkers of nicotine intake.
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