East, Katherine A and Reid, Jessica L and Burkhalter, Robin and Kock, Loren and Hyland, Andrew and Fong, Geoffrey T and Hammond, David (2022) Evaluating the outcomes of the menthol cigarette ban in England by comparing menthol cigarette smoking among youth in England, Canada, and the US, 2018-2020. JAMA Network Open, 5, (5), e2210029. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10029.
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Question: How was the menthol cigarette ban in England associated with menthol cigarette smoking among youth smokers?
Findings: This survey study of 7067 youth smokers found that the menthol cigarette ban in England was associated with a significant reduction in the prevalence of menthol cigarette smoking, from 12.1% to 3.0%. Menthol cigarette smoking remained stable in the 2 comparison countries, Canada (3.1%-2.3%) and the US (33.6%-36.9%), and the association was consistent across all demographic groups.
Meaning: These findings suggest that the proportion of youth smokers who smoke menthol (including capsule) cigarettes decreased substantially following the menthol ban in England.
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Prevention outcome
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws > Tobacco / cigarette laws
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
VA Geographic area > Canada
VA Geographic area > United States
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > England
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