Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2014
Menthol cigarette use predicts treatment outcomes of weight-concerned smokers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Assessing the evidence on the differential impact of menthol versus non-menthol cigarette use on smoking cessation in the U.S. population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Pooled 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
- An Exploratory Analysis of Patterns of Weight Change in a Post-Cessation Weight Management Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Trial
- Smoking cessation in smokers who smoke menthol and non-menthol cigarettes.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Trial
- Race differences in the effect of obesity on inflammation among Black and White older adults who quit smoking: a longitudinal analysis of the Health and Retirement study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026Article
- Menthol facilitates dopamine-releasing effect of nicotine in rat nucleus accumbens.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2018Article
- Effects of menthol and its interaction with nicotine-conditioned cue on nicotine-seeking behavior in rats.Psychopharmacology · 2017Article
- Menthol attenuates respiratory irritation and elevates blood cotinine in cigarette smoke exposed mice.PloS one · 2015Article
- Predictors, indicators, and validated measures of dependence in menthol smokers.Journal of addictive diseases · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have shown that individuals who smoke menthol cigarettes are less likely to quit smoking and more likely to relapse during a quit attempt. The current study investigated menthol cigarette use as a potential predictor of smoking cessation outcomes in a sample of treatment-seeking smokers.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial of low-dose naltrexone augmentation of nicotine replacement designed to examine smoking cessation and postcessation weight gain in weight-concerned smokers.
resultsAnalyses revealed that menthol use predicted lower quit rates. Among menthol smokers (N = 61), 13% were abstinent at week 26, and among nonmenthol smokers (N = 105), 30% were abstinent (Wald = 4.15, p = .04; odds ratio [OR] = 2.47; 95% CI = 1.04-5.90). Further, menthol smokers who quit smoking gained significantly more weight at week 26 (M = 14.87 lbs, SD = 9.08; t(37) = -2.22, p = .03) than nonmenthol smokers who quit (M = 7.95 lbs, SD = 7.53).
conclusionsMenthol cigarette use has not typically been evaluated as a predictor of smoking cessation outcomes, but emerging evidence suggests that consumption of menthol may make cessation more difficult. This study adds to the literature supporting the claim that smoking menthol cigarettes can have adverse effects on smoking cessation efforts and on other cessation-related outcomes, such as postcessation weight gain.
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