ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2021
Cigarette Smoking and the Role of Menthol in Tobacco Use Inequalities for Sexual Minorities.
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- Racial and ethnic differences in topography and subjective effects among young adults in response to smoking their usual brand menthol or nonmenthol cigarette.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Switching behavior and changes in smoking behavior by menthol cigarette preference and menthol heated tobacco product use among adults in the United States who smoke cigarettes: an actual use study.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- 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
- Differences between adult sexual minority females and heterosexual females on menthol smoking and other smoking behaviors: Findings from Wave 4 (2016-2018) of the population assessment of tobacco and health study.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Cancer Risk Behaviors, Cancer Beliefs, and Health Information Seeking Among Under-Represented Populations in San Francisco: Differences by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.Health equity · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionCigarette smoking is disproportionately common among sexual minorities. While menthol market share has increased in the past decade, research on menthol cigarette smoking among sexual minorities is scant. For this study, we examined menthol cigarette smoking in the United States, by sex and sexual identity using a nationally representative sample of adults. AIMS AND
methodsWe pooled data from the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. We used chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression models to examine (1) past 30-day cigarette use, (2) past 30-day menthol use, and (3) menthol preference among adults who have smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days for the following groups: heterosexual/straight males, heterosexual/straight females, gay males, gay/lesbian females, bisexual males, and bisexual females. Data were analyzed in September 2020.
resultsBivariate analyses revealed that prevalence of cigarette smoking and menthol cigarette smoking were higher among sexual minorities compared with heterosexual respondents, and that preference for menthol was highest among lesbian/gay and bisexual females who smoke. Multivariable models showed that compared with heterosexual females who smoke, odds of menthol preference were lower among heterosexual/straight and bisexual males who smoke, and higher among bisexual females.
conclusionsOur study found that menthol preference was disproportionately high among sexual minorities who smoke-bisexual and gay/lesbian females who smoke in particular. Research is needed to understand why menthol use is common among sexual minorities who smoke. IMPLICATIONS: Using data from a nationally representative study, this study makes a unique contribution to literature by identifying differences in menthol smoking between sexual minority subgroups. Specifically, we found that menthol smoking was highest among sexual minority females (ie, lesbian/gay and bisexual females) compared with other sexual minorities. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to prevent menthol cigarette initiation among sexual minorities, as well as to promote smoking cessation among sexual minorities who smoke menthol cigarettes, with an emphasis on sexual minority females. Future research should examine the impact of a potential menthol ban on these inequalities.
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