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Menthol Cigarette Ban in the U.S. May Lower Number of Smokers

WASHINGTON (July 8, 2020) — Extending the United States cigarette flavor ban to include menthol products could encourage existing smokers to quit and lower the rates of people…

July 8, 2020

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‘Not Just a Flavoring’: Menthol and Nicotine, Combined, Desensitize Airway Receptors

Menthol acts in combination with nicotine to desensitize receptors in lungs’ airways that are responsible for nicotine’s irritation, say neuroscientists at Georgetown…

November 16, 2014