title: Are menthol cigarettes a starter product for youth?
abstract: This study assessed the relationship between menthol use and nicotine dependence. Data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey indicated that menthol cigarette use was significantly more common among newer, younger smokers. Additionally, youth who smoked menthol cigarettes had significantly higher scores on a scale of nicotine dependence compared with nonmenthol smokers, controlling for demographic background and the length, frequency, and level of smoking. The study suggests that menthol cigarettes are a starter product that may be associated with smoking uptake by youth.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Washington, DC 20036, USA. hersey@rti.org
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hersey
authors.forename: Shu Wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nonnemaker
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mowery
authors.forename: Kristin Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: My-Charllins
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vilsaint
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: M Lyndon
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Haviland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008610:Menthol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019460:Tobacco Industry; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D005421:Flavoring Agents; D008610:Menthol