Menthol Cigarettes May Be Harder to Give Up
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Contributed by Lisa Olen| 26 September, 2006 02:26 GMT
People who smoke menthol-flavored cigarettes may have a harder time quitting than those who favor regular brands, suggests new research published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine.
Both varieties are equally damaging to the heart and lungs; smoking is linked to an estimated 400,000 deaths per year.
Scientists who followed more than 1,500 smokers from 1985 to 2000 found that 70 percent of those who smoked mentholated brands at the beginning of the period were still smoking 15 years later.
However, only 55 percent of those who smoked regular brands were still smoking after 15 years. |
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