Menthols Lured 10 Million Americans to Smoking Since 1980
TT Le T, Mendez D. An estimation of the harm of menthol cigarettes in the United States from 1980 to 2018. Tobacco Control. Online First. 9 Feb 2021.
With millions of excess smoking initiators and thousands of smoking-related deaths due to mentholated cigarettes from 1980 through 2018, our results indicate that these products have had a significant detrimental impact on the public’s health and could continue to pose a substantial health risk. Our findings can assist the US Food and Drug Administration in evaluating potential regulatory actions for mentholated tobacco products.
https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/09/tobaccocontrol-2020-056256
