Health Effects of Menthol Cigarettes : An Evaluation of Existing Data & Research

Mark C Eldridge

ISBN 10: 1629482919 / ISBN 13: 9781629482910

Published by Nova Science Publishers Inc Dez 2013, 2013

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Neuware - Menthol is widely used in consumer and medicinal products and has long been used in cigarettes, often as a flavour-characterising additive. In medical products, menthol is regulated as a drug with restrictions on allowable doses and use. There are no product standards for menthol when used in cigarettes. In this report, The FDA has undertaken a thorough review of the available science concerning menthol cigarettes. To accomplish this task, FDA weighed the collective body of evidence for the impact of the use of menthol in cigarettes on public health. In reviewing the science of menthol smoking, FDA divided the scientific evidence into the following broad categories: smoke chemistry and non-clinical toxicology; physiology; biomarkers; patterns of use; marketing and consumer perception of risk; initiation and progression to regular use; dependence; cessation and disease risk.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Health Effects of Menthol Cigarettes : An Evaluation of Existing Data & Research
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Dez 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1629482919
• ISBN 13: 9781629482910
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 261W x 181H x 18D millimeters 261 millimeters width by 181 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 620 grams

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Synopsis

Menthol is widely used in consumer and medicinal products and has long been used in cigarettes, often as a flavour-characterising additive. In medical products, menthol is regulated as a drug with restrictions on allowable doses and use. There are no product standards for menthol when used in cigarettes. In this report, The FDA has undertaken a thorough review of the available science concerning menthol cigarettes. To accomplish this task, FDA weighed the collective body of evidence for the impact of the use of menthol in cigarettes on public health. In reviewing the science of menthol smoking, FDA divided the scientific evidence into the following broad categories: smoke chemistry and non-clinical toxicology; physiology; biomarkers; patterns of use; marketing and consumer perception of risk; initiation and progression to regular use; dependence; cessation and disease risk.