%0 Journal Article
%T Menthol tobacco use is correlated with mental health symptoms in a national sample of young adults: implications for future health risks and policy recommendations
%A Amanda L. Johnson
%A Amy M. Cohn
%A Andrea C. Villanti
%A Elizabeth Hair
%A Jessica M. Rath
%J Archive of "Tobacco Induced Diseases".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s12971-015-0066-3
%X Depression and anxiety are correlated with greater nicotine dependence, smoking persistence, and relapse back to smoking after a quit attempt. Menthol cigarette smoking, which is prevalent in young adults, is associated with nicotine dependence, progression to regular smoking, and worse cessation outcomes than non-menthol smoking. Few have established a link between menthol tobacco use, beyond just smoking, with mental health in this high-risk age group. This study examined the association of menthol tobacco use to anxiety and depression in a national sample of young adults
%K Menthol
%K Mental health
%K Young adults
%K Depression
%K Anxiety
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4705641/