"In fact, it was a bit lower in mentholated compared to non-mentholated smokers and there was no significant difference in the rate of quitting smoking," said William Blot of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, whose study appears in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Health advocates and activists plan to intensify their push for a ban on menthol cigarettes this week, ratcheting up pressure on the White House ahead of what they say is a critical deadline
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In addition to the well-established long- and short-term health benefits of quitting smoking, quitting is also linked with lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as improved positive mood and quality of life compared with continuing to smoke, according to a 2014 meta-analysis of 26 studies about smoking and mental health published in the British Medical Journal