ArticleTobacco regulatory science2020
Product Substitution After A Real-World Menthol Ban: A Cohort Study.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Impact of Menthol Cigarette Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level interventions to tackle smoking behaviour.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Substitutability of menthol cigarette alternatives: a clinical trial.Tobacco control · 2025Trial
- Does removing menthol cigarettes in convenience stores reduce susceptibility to cigarette smoking? An experimental investigation in young people.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Trial
- Effect on Tobacco Use and Subjective Measures of Including E-cigarettes in a Simulated Ban of Menthol in Combustible Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Trial
- Effects of menthol cigarette and e-cigarette flavour restrictions on tobacco product purchasing: insights from the Experimental Tobacco Marketplace.Tobacco control · 2026Article
- Cigarette and cigarillo ads promote 'flavour' in a US state that prohibits flavoured tobacco sales.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Tobacco use behaviors in response to menthol restriction: A scoping review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Global landscape of nicotine and tobacco products additives policies.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Responses to Real-World and Hypothetical Menthol Flavor Bans Among US Young Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Impact of the European Union's menthol cigarette ban on smoking cessation outcomes: longitudinal findings from the 2020-2021 ITC Netherlands Surveys.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Waterpipe Tobacco Brands and Flavors Sold Online in the USA.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Must Ban Menthol Cigarettes Without Delay: Lessons From Other Countries.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Reactions to using other nicotine and tobacco products instead of menthol cigarettes: A qualitative study of people who smoke menthol cigarettes in the United States.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Illicit purchasing and use of flavour accessories after the European Union menthol cigarette ban: findings from the 2020-21 ITC Netherlands Surveys.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Closing the loopholes on a flavored cigar ban: Anticipated challenges and solutions.Preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Tobacco Whack-A-Mole: A Consumption Taxonomy of Cigar & Other Combustible Tobacco Products among a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- An analysis of cigarette sales during Poland's menthol cigarette sales ban: small effects with large policy implications.European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Substitution of flavored cigarillos with menthol cigarettes among young adults in the U.S.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe province of Ontario, Canada banned menthol in cigarettes and other tobacco products effective January 1
methodsCurrent past-30 day cigarette smokers (N=913) who were 16 years or older, living in Ontario were recruited between September-December 2016 and re-contacted January-August 2018.
resultsBoth daily and occasional pre-ban menthol cigarette smokers were more likely to use flavoured cigar products (adjusted relative rate, RR=1.53, 95% confidence interval, CI=1.01, 2.31; adjusted RR=1.57, 95% CI=1.06, 2.30) after the ban, while occasional pre-ban menthol cigarette smokers were more likely to use other tobacco products (adjusted RR=1.25, 95% CI=1.02, 1.53) or flavoured other tobacco products (adjusted RR=1.56, 95% CI=1.09, 2.24), conditional on prior use.
conclusionsMenthol smokers prior to the ban were more likely to use other tobacco products, or flavoured tobacco products, after the ban. These results suggest that comprehensive menthol bans could be more effective without the option of using flavoured tobacco or nicotine products as substitutes.
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