Menthol Tobacco
supplemental issue

Vol. 6, Supplement 1, February 2004

Proceedings from “The First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes:
Setting the Research Agenda”

A conference supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. National Cancer Institute; Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, University of California; American Legacy Foundation; The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; The Onyx Group; National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery; and Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation

Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 21–22 March 2002

OVERVIEW AND SUMMARIES

Article summaries: What’s New in Nicotine & Tobacco Research?
Richard Hébert

The First Conference on Menthol Cigarettes: Setting the Research Agenda
P. I. Clark, P. S. Gardiner, M. V. Djordjevic, S. J. Leischow, R. G. Robinson

Menthol cigarettes: Research needs and challenges
J. E. Henningfield, M. V. Djordjevic

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Menthol pharmacology and its potential impact on cigarette smoking behavior
K. Ahijevych, B. E. Garrett

Physiological, psychological, social, and cultural influences on the use of menthol cigarettes among Blacks and Hispanics
F. G. Castro

Application, function, and effects of menthol in cigarettes: A survey of tobacco industry documents
G. Ferris Wayne, G. N. Connolly

The African Americanization of menthol cigarette use in the United States
P. S. Gardiner

Epidemiology of menthol cigarette use
G. A Giovino, S. Sidney, J. C. Gfroerer, P. M. O’Malley, J. A. Allen, P. A. Richter, K. M. Cummings

The marketing of menthol cigarettes in the United States: Populations, messages, and channels
C. D. Sutton, R. G. Robinson

BRIEF REPORT

Adolescent menthol smokers: Will they be a harder target for cessation?
E. T. Moolchan