Menthol’s Potential Effects on Nicotine Dependence: A White Paper

摘要: Publicly available internal tobacco industry documents were analyzed to answer the following questions regarding menthol’s role in nicotine dependence: 1) What are addiction and exposure measures what their relationships menthol cigarette use? 2) Do smokers show different signs or levels of dependence compared non-menthol smokers? 3) Does affect consumption (cigarettes per day) do smoke more fewer cigarettes day 4) is menthols’ effect on metabolism (i.e. glucuronide formation) experience and/or altered as serum cotinine levels) 5) have an delivery? 6) alter addictiveness smoking through sensory stimulation? Tobacco reveal at least two important reasons for use cigarettes. A final collection 309 was this report, which 72 deemed relevant one research cited paper. Our analyses these indicate used override harsh taste tobacco; has physiological effects, it synergistically interacts with nicotine; makes low tar, products that would otherwise be tasteless unsatisfactory acceptable smokers. manufacturers manipulated produce easier consume, especially new inexperienced