UPI

Menthol bans linked to lower smoking rates, study shows

A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues. Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were ...
NPR

With a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push 'non-menthol' substitutes

A long-awaited federal ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars remains in limbo, after the White House delayed finalizing a proposed rule until at least this month. In states like California and ...
Medical Xpress

Study finds menthol cigarette ban would lead a lot of people to quit smoking

A new paper published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research finds that banning the sale of menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates. Menthol cigarettes are of ...
Yahoo

‘How about the cigarettes that white people smoke?’ Menthol cigarette ban could give Biden fits

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden's administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with ...
CNN

A quarter of smokers quit within a year or two of menthol bans, researchers find

Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a menthol ban is a “top priority,” but public health ...
UPI

National anti-smoking campaign focuses on menthol cigarettes

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of tobacco. Known as the ...
Medical Xpress

As federal menthol ban languishes, Black smokers are left to the mercy of marketers: Study

After decades of deception, Black adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are often unaware of the deceitful ways tobacco companies market their products to them, according to a Rutgers study. "Evidence ...
USA Today

With menthol cigarette ban delayed, these Americans will keep seeing the effects, data shows

The Biden Administration delayed its ban on menthol cigarettes until March, posing a major defeat for advocates who have been pushing to limit its sales for years. Menthol cigarettes can enhance the ...
Digital Journal

Could menthol restrictions drive smokers to healthier alternatives?

Around eight in 10 African American smokers consume menthol cigarettes, compared with three in 10 white smokers – Copyright AFP/File MOHAMMED ABED In many higher ...
CNN

CDC anti-smoking campaign takes aim at menthol cigarettes

Tammy W. couldn’t breathe. She was on her daily 10-mile run when she felt a sudden constricting sensation in her chest. She went to see her doctor and learned that she needed open-heart surgery ...
phillyvoice.com

Menthol cigarette ban would push people toward therapies to quit smoking, study suggests

Menthol cigarette smokers who can't buy menthol products are more willing to turn to nicotine gum and other replacement therapies, improving health outcomes, according to new research. The study, ...
The Hill

CDC relaunches anti-smoking ad campaign with focus on menthol

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday relaunched an anti-smoking ad campaign, with a particular focus on the dangers of menthol cigarettes. Many of this year’s ads shown as ...