ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2011
The impact of menthol cigarettes on smoking initiation among non-smoking young females in Japan.
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- Flavour capsule cigarette use and perceptions: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2023Pooled it
- Menthol cigarettes and the public health standard: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Why Smoke Flavor Capsule Cigarettes? Preferences and Perceptions Among Adult Smokers in Mexico.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Evaluating the public health impact of partial and full tobacco flavour bans: A simulation study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Fresher with flavour: young women smokers' constructions and experiences of menthol capsule cigarettes and regular cigarettes.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional survey of flavored cigarette use among adult smokers in Singapore.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
- Prevalence, Use Behaviors, and Preferences among Users of Heated Tobacco Products: Findings from the 2018 ITC Japan Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Cigarette flavors, package shape, and cigarette brand perceptions: an experiment among young Brazilian women.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2018Article
- Market share for flavour capsule cigarettes is quickly growing, especially in Latin America.Tobacco control · 2017Article
- Does menthol-brand cigarette initiate early smoking? Evidence from a cross sectional study in sarawak, malaysia.Iranian journal of public health · 2014Article
- Menthol: putting the pieces together.Tobacco control · 2011Review
- Menthol sensory qualities and smoking topography: a review of tobacco industry documents.Tobacco control · 2011Review
- Menthol's potential effects on nicotine dependence: a tobacco industry perspective.Tobacco control · 2011Article
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Abstract
Japan presents an excellent case-study of a nation with low female smoking rates and a negligible menthol market which changed after the cigarette market was opened to foreign competition. Internal tobacco industry documents demonstrate the intent of tobacco manufacturers to increase initiation among young females through development and marketing of menthol brands. Japanese menthol market share rose rapidly from less than 1% in 1980 to 20% in 2008. Menthol brand use was dominated by younger and female smokers, in contrast with non-menthol brands which were used primarily by male smokers. Nationally representative surveys confirm industry surveys of brand use and provide further evidence of the end results of the tobacco industry's actions-increased female smoking in Japan. These findings suggest that female populations may be encouraged to initiate into smoking, particularly in developing nations or where female smoking rates remain low, if the tobacco industry can successfully tailor brands to them. The Japanese experience provides a warning to public health officials who wish to prevent smoking initiation among young females.
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