Tobacco control
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To examine the association between the use of menthol cigarettes and smoking cessation, amount smoked, and time to first cigarette in the morning. ⋯ Future work is needed to clarify the physiological and sociocultural mechanisms involved in mentholated cigarette smoking.
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To assess tobacco use among Massachusetts public college students and compare students who attended high school in Massachusetts and were exposed to the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) with students who attended high school outside Massachusetts and were unexposed to the programme. ⋯ Tobacco use is common among Massachusetts public college students. Students who were exposed to the MTCP during high school are less likely to use tobacco than their peers who were not exposed to this programme. The MTCP may have reduced tobacco use among this group of young adults.