The menthol is added, to increase addictiveness. Under the [FDA] rule as proposed, tobacco companies could evade the intent of the rule and continue to add menthol to cigarettes as an ingredient, additive, or constituent to maximize their addictiveness if they simply stopped calling them menthol cigarettes, the group of professors wrote
1 One longitudinal study (N = 1,277) estimated that people who smoke average up to 30 cessation attempts before successfully quitting for one year or longer
Several studies have observed an association between use and such unwanted outcomes as unemployment, living alone and feeling isolated, criminal activity and lower life satisfaction (Sherer et al., 1999
Many people think they could quit at anytime, but the addictiveness of nicotine is often underestimated
Severe cases may require hospitalization and mechanical ventilation
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