{"id":1146,"date":"2016-12-23T01:25:34","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T01:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2013-07-09T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T18:49:17","slug":"teens-smoking-l122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/quit-smoking-treatments\/teens-smoking-l122\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Menthol cigarettes marketed toward teens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health believe tobacco companies are marketing menthol cigarettes to a younger demographic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMenthol masks the harshness and irritation of cigarettes, allowing delivery of an effective dose of nicotine, the addictive chemical in cigarettes. These milder products were then marketed to the youngest potential consumers,\u201d a recent paper stated.<\/p>\n

The study<\/strong>
\nLead author Jennifer M. Kreslake, a research analyst, and colleagues from the Tobacco Control Research Program reviewed internal tobacco industry documents on menthol product development, conducted laboratory tests to measure menthol content in cigarettes and examined market research reports.<\/p>\n

Their research revealed the tobacco companies knew menthol cigarettes were preferred by younger, newer smokers and decided to market the products to that demographic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“This is another example of the cynical behavior of the tobacco industry to hook American teens to a deadly addiction,\u201d Dr. George Connolly, Director of the Tobacco Control Research Program, said. \u201cThis is\u00a0after\u00a0the industry told the American public it had changed its marketing\u00a0practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smoking related deaths<\/strong>
\nTobacco use is the largest preventable cause of death globally. According to the National Cancer Institute, in the U.S. smoking-related illnesses account for an estimated 438,000 deaths each year.\u00a0 An estimated\u00a025.9 million men and\u00a020.7 million women in the U.S. are smokers, according to the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n

Zyban can help smokers quick the habit<\/strong>
\nAnyone that has every tried to give up smoking will tell you it\u2019s not easy.\u00a0 Now there are several products on the market that can help.\u00a0 Aside from gum and patches, doctors are suggesting Zyban<\/a>.\u00a0 This medication does not contain nicotine and helps the body slowly leave the habit behind.\u00a0 The pills can be taken while smoking and then cigarettes are gradually cut back until a smoker is smoke free.<\/p>\n

This medication is available through Edrugstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health believe tobacco companies are marketing menthol cigarettes to a younger demographic. \u201cMenthol masks the harshness and irritation of cigarettes, allowing delivery of an effective dose of nicotine, the addictive chemical in cigarettes. These milder products were then marketed to the youngest potential consumers,\u201d a recent paper stated. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quit-smoking-treatments"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t