TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds. People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine ...

When menthol cigarettes weren’t available, smokers who prefer menthol were less willing to buy other types of cigarettes. Instead, they turned to nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.

At 6 months, the biochemically validated rate of quitting was 15.7% for those who received e-cigarettes, 14.2% for those who received varenicline, and 8.8% for those who chewed nicotine gum.

Similar to the relationship between e-cigarettes and nicotine gum, use of varenicline vs. nicotine gum was linked to elevated odds for abstinence (adjusted OR = 1.82; 95% CI, 1.07-3.08).

When menthol cigarettes weren't available, smokers who prefer menthol were less willing to buy other types of cigarettes. Instead, they turned to nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.