title: US attitudes about banning menthol in cigarettes: results from a nationally representative survey.
abstract: Menthol is a cigarette flavoring that makes smoking more appealing to smokers. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulatory authority to ban mentholated cigarettes to reduce youth uptake and encourage adult cessation. Survey findings indicate that more than half of all Americans (56.1%) and of Blacks alone (68.0% in one sample and 75.8% in another) support banning menthol. Endorsement of a ban-especially by Blacks, who have the highest rates of menthol cigarette use-would support FDA action to ban menthol to protect the public's health.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jwinickoff@partners.org
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Winickoff
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Susanne E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Tanski
authors.forename: Janelle H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.lastname: Cheryl Healton
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.lastname: David Abrams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008610:Menthol; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D008610:Menthol