title: Menthol brand switching among adolescents and young adults in the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey.
abstract: This study examines patterns of menthol and nonmenthol cigarette use from 2003 to 2005 in a cohort of smokers, aged 16 to 24 years in the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey. At follow-up, 15.0% of baseline menthol smokers had switched to nonmentholated cigarettes; by contrast, 6.9% of baseline nonmenthol smokers had switched to mentholated cigarettes. Differences in switching patterns were evident by gender, race/ethnicity, parental education, and smoking frequency. These data support previous evidence that young smokers start with mentholated cigarettes and progress to nonmentholated cigarettes.
authors.affiliation: Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Legacy, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Villanti
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Giovino
authors.forename: Dianne C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Mowery
authors.forename: Varadan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sevilimedu
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Abrams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008610:Menthol; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008610:Menthol