Use of Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Products Among US Middle and High School Students: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2022.

Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101205018 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-1151 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15451151 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Prev Chronic Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: [Atlanta, Ga.] : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, [2004]-

Menthol* ; Tobacco Products*/statistics & numerical data ; Flavoring Agents* ; Students*/statistics & numerical data; Humans ; Adolescent ; Male ; Female ; United States/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Child ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Introduction: Menthol cigarettes have been associated with increased smoking initiation. Although numerous studies have focused on correlates of menthol cigarette smoking among youths, fewer studies have assessed the prevalence and correlates of overall menthol-flavored tobacco product use among middle and high school students.
Methods: We analyzed 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey data to estimate the prevalence of menthol-flavored tobacco product use among US middle and high school students who used tobacco products within the past 30 days. Characteristics associated with menthol-flavored tobacco product use were also examined.
Results: Use of menthol-flavored tobacco products was reported by 23.8% of students who currently used any tobacco product and by 39.5% of students who currently used any flavored tobacco product. Among students who reported past 30-day use of a flavored tobacco product, characteristics associated with a higher prevalence of menthol-flavored tobacco product use included non-Hispanic White race and ethnicity, frequent tobacco product use, use of multiple tobacco products, wanting to use a tobacco product within the first 30 minutes of awakening, and craving tobacco products within the past 30 days.
Conclusion: Unlike results of prior research focused on cigarette smoking among young people, prevalence of use of any menthol-flavored tobacco product was highest among non-Hispanic White youths. Any use of menthol-flavored tobacco products of any type (alone or in combination with other flavors) among young people may be associated with continued product use and symptoms of dependence.

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1490-04-6 (Menthol)
0 (Flavoring Agents)

Date Created: 20240530 Date Completed: 20240530 Latest Revision: 20240608

20240608

PMC11155684

10.5888/pcd21.230305

38815049