Health Effects of Menthol in Cigarettes

By ACSH Staff — Mar 30, 2010
Seductive additive boosting addiction or harmless flavoring? ACSH examines the evidence on and complexities regarding menthol as an ingredient in tobacco products, an ingredient whose banning is often debated.

Seductive additive boosting addiction or harmless flavoring? ACSH examines the evidence on and complexities regarding menthol as an ingredient in tobacco products, an ingredient whose banning is often debated.

Additional Authors:

William T. Godshall, M.P.H.

SmokeFree Pennsylvania

Gio Gori, Ph.D.

Health Policy Center

Geoffrey Kabat, Ph.D., M.S.

Yeshiva University

Peter N. Lee

P N Lee Statistics and Computing, Ltd.

Carl Phillips, M.P.P., Ph.D.

Tobacco Harm Reduction Institute

Brad Rodu, D.D.S.

University of Louisville

The Mentholation of Cigarettes

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