ArticleTobacco control2023
Public health impact of a US menthol cigarette ban on the non-Hispanic black population: a simulation study.
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- 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
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- Tobacco Company Efforts to Persuade Consumers to Fight the Proposed Federal Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Bans in the United States.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- SimSmoke simulation models distinguished by race/ethnicity: past and future trends and the potential role of policy.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2025Article
- Tobacco use behaviors in response to menthol restriction: A scoping review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
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- Evidence-Based Post-Ban Research to Inform Effective Menthol Cigarette Bans in the United States and Other Jurisdictions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 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
- Sociodemographic and Temporal Differences in Menthol Cigarette Use Among US Adults Who Smoke, 1999-2018.Preventing chronic disease · 2024Article
- Smoking cessation prevalence by menthol cigarette use and select demographics among adults in the United States, TUS-CPS, 2003-2019.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Trends in US Adult Smoking Prevalence, 2011 to 2022.JAMA health forum · 2023Article
- Contribution of smoking, disease history, and survival to lung cancer disparities in Black individuals.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2023Article
- Responses of African American Individuals Who Use Menthol Cigarettes to Potential Flavored Tobacco Bans.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- An Analysis of Twitter Posts About the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Menthol Ban.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Summary and Concluding Remarks: Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Mortality Relative Risks by Smoking, Race/Ethnicity, and Education.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- American Cancer Society's Report on the Status of Cancer Disparities in the United States, 2025.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansArticle
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Abstract
introductionWith the US Food and Drug Administration recently proposing to implement a ban on menthol cigarettes, it is critical to estimate the potential public health effects of such a ban. With high rates of menthol cigarette use and important smoking-related health disparity implications, the impact of the ban on the non-Hispanic black (NHB) population merits strong consideration.
methodsWe apply the previously developed Menthol Smoking and Vaping Model to the NHB population. A status quo scenario is developed using NHB-specific population, smoking and vaping initiation, cessation and death rates. Estimates from a recent expert elicitation on behavioural impacts of a menthol cigarette ban on the NHB population are used to develop a menthol ban scenario implemented in 2021. The public health impacts of the menthol ban are estimated as the difference between smoking and vaping attributable deaths (SVADs) and life years lost (LYLs) in the status quo and the menthol ban scenarios from 2021 to 2060.
resultsUnder the menthol ban scenario, overall smoking is projected to decline by 35.7% in 2026 and by 25.3% in 2060 relative to the status quo scenario. With these reductions, SVADs are estimated to fall by about 18.5% and LYLs by 22.1%, translating to 255 895 premature deaths averted, and 4.0 million life years gained over a 40-year period.
conclusionsA menthol cigarette ban will substantially reduce the smoking-associated health impact on the NHB population, thereby reducing health disparities.
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