Association of menthol flavor ban with cigarette smoking in Massachusetts

About The Study: The Massachusetts comprehensive menthol flavor ban in 2020 was followed by a greater reduction in current cigarette smoking in the state than comparison states overall and among males and Hispanic females while increasing among Black females, according to information from statewide surveys. As the Food and Drug Administration plans to eliminate menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes, interventions should address possible increases in cigarette smoking among Black females. 

Authors: Samuel Asare, Ph.D., of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6743)

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