In 2011, a report from the FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee concluded that «there is strong evidence indicating that
adolescent menthol cigarette smokers are more dependent on nicotine than adolescent non-menthol cigarette smokers».
Not exact matches
More than three - quarters of black
adolescent and young adult smokers use Newports, a
menthol cigarette produced by Lorillard, according to a 2004 study.
The fact that
menthol cigarettes are favoured by
adolescents and young smokers leads to the suspicion that their availability encourages people to smoke, and this, too, is supported by research.
Adolescents aged between 12 and 17, for example, smoke
menthol cigarettes at a higher rate than older age groups.