Are Menthol Cigarettes Worse than Regular Cigarettes?

Smoking menthol cigarettes may be more addictive than smoking unflavored ones - which makes it more difficult for a menthol cigarette smoker to kick the habit. The increased potential for addiction seems to come from the more pleasing menthol flavor. According to a study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research and in the New York Times, menthol cigarettes are favored by three-quarters of black smokers. Black smokers, as a group are less likely to quit smoking than their Caucasian counterparts who buy regular cigarettes seventy-five percent of the time. Experts believe it's the menthol flavor that partially accounts for the lower rate of smoking cessation among blacks.

People who smoke menthol cigarettes smoke fewer cigarettes, but take in more nicotine with each inhalation relative to people who smoke regular cigarettes. Menthol is often added to cigarette brands that are labeled "light". Despite this, people who smoke these light cigarettes take in as much or more nicotine since they take deeper inhalations and hold the smoke in their lung longer. Light cigarettes may not be so "light" after all.

The following are the opinions of a smoker about the difference between menthol and non-menthol cigarettes:

It is not that menthol cigarettes are more dangerous, it is just that for some reason they appear to be harder to give up than regular cigarettes. Because of the "cool" that comes from smoking menthols, menthol smokers may inhale deeper, thus increasing negative side affects more quickly and rapidly than non-mentholated cigarettes.

Types of Smokers

The are a few types of smokers based on cigarettes consumed per day. The standards for classifying smokers based on consumption are dependent on the society. A standard used in the Philippines is different from the standard used in Taiwan. There is no exact quantity of cigarette consumption a “heavy smoker” smokes on a daily basis, only estimates.
Many studies concerning cigarette smoking and smoking-related outcomes among adolescents use categories such as “casual” or “regular” smoker to define different types of smokers. It is not clear whether adolescents themselves differentiate between different types of smokers. The present study sought to examine whether and how adolescents discriminate between categories of smokers and how these discriminations engender different perceptions of risk attributable to smoking. In the United states, 550 ninth graders (mean age 14) who reported never smoking tobacco completed a self-administered survey concerning smoking attitudes and beliefs.

Adolescents discriminated significantly between nonsmokers, casual smokers, smokers, and addicted smokers, based on both frequency of smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked. Addicted smokers were perceived as having the greatest chance of experiencing negative outcomes, followed by the smoker, the casual smoker, and last, the nonsmoker...

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How to give up smoking: Ex-smoker’s experience

If you have ever tried to get rid of your smoking habit, you should know for sure what usually happens once you put out your last cigarette.
During several days the physiology is rife and rampant, as you are facing the toughest of nicotine cravings. But you have to overcome that period, it’s severe, but will last several days. Once you feel you managed to prevail, another challenge rises.
It is the psychological part of addiction that will torment you during several months, being easier-to-bear than, but still tough to overcome.
Therefore, exactly during this period you should make sure to replace the so-needed cigarettes with the following things:

Use Fresh Air

In other words, the oxygen, which is the main part of the air, can help you alleviate your nicotine cravings. If you have a an office-job, you know there is always not enough fresh air, and people are eager to get to the street, and smoking is a good reason for that.
Thus, sometimes- a cigarette – is only a psychological reason for having a break.
So, instead of hitting the smoking-room, better take a walk. According to Norwegian researchers from the Bergen University, making 15-20 deep breaths will be enough to reduce nicotine cravings for several hours.

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