Menthol Brand Switching Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey.

• Autores: Andrea C. Villanti, Gary A. Giovino, Dianne C. Barker, Paul Mowery, Varadan Sevilimedu, David B. Abrams
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 102, Nº. 7, 2012, págs. 1310-1312
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]