Research finds that two out of five adults who use cigarettes smoke menthol ColumbiaMSPH
To estimate trends in menthol use among adults who smoke cigarettes by sociodemographic,and substance use variables, the researchers analyzed nationally representative annual, data from 128,327 individuals ages 18 and older residing in the U.S. from the 2008-2019 and 2020 from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health . Depression was assessed using the DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode.
There was a significant overall increase in menthol cigarette use among adults smoking cigarettes from 34% in 2008 to 41% in 2019. In 2020, 43% of adults who smoked cigarettes in the past month used menthol. Menthol use was most common among Black adults . Over 50% of Hispanic, female, young , lesbian/gay adults with serious psychological distress and with cigar use also used menthol. Menthol use grew more rapidly among adults, among Hispanics, light cigarette users and those who smoked cigars.
A notable finding was the increase and majority menthol use among Hispanic adults over the study period and 51% in 2020, with a more rapid increase among Hispanic compared with Non-Hispanic white smokers."Until now there was a lack of research in this area," observes Goodwin, who offers a number of possible explanations for the increased popularity of menthol cigarettes among Hispanic smokers.
"Our study shows persistent and unmitigated inequities in menthol use among tobacco use disparity group members in particular," said Goodwin."Data from 2020 demonstrate that the increase in menthol use among smokers over the past decade was broadly evident across subgroups." Co-authors are Ollie Ganz and Cristine Delnevo, Rutgers University School of Public Health; Andrea H Weinberger, Yeshiva University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Philip H Smith, Miami University; and Katarzyna Wyka, The City University of New York.
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