{"doi":"10.1093/ntr/ntae011","title":"The Impact of Menthol Cigarette Bans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","abstract":"INTRODUCTION: This review investigates the impacts of banning the sale of menthol cigarettes at stores. METHODS: A systematic search of studies published in English up to November 2022 was conducted. The following databases were searched: PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase, as well as a non-indexed journal. Studies evaluating either the impact of real-world or hypothesized menthol cigarette bans were included. Primary outcomes include tobacco use behaviors. Secondary outcomes include cigarette sales, retailer compliance, and the tobacco industry's response to a menthol ban. Data on tobacco use behavior after a menthol ban were pooled using random-effects models. Two pairs of reviewers independently extracted data and assessed study quality. RESULTS: Of the 964 articles that were identified during the initial search, 78 were included in the review and 16 were included in the meta-analysis. Cessation rates among menthol cigarette smokers were high after a menthol ban. Pooled results show that 24% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 20%, 28%) of menthol cigarette smokers quit smoking after a menthol ban, 50% (95% CI: 31%, 68%) switched to non-menthol cigarettes, 12% (95% CI: 3%, 20%) switched to other flavored tobacco products, and 24% (95% CI: 17%, 31%) continued smoking menthol cigarettes. Hypothesized quitting and switching rates were fairly close to real-world rates. Studies found the tobacco industry attempts to undermine menthol bans. National menthol bans appear more effective than local or state menthol bans. CONCLUSIONS: Menthol cigarette bans promote smoking cessation suggesting their potential to improve public health. IMPLICATIONS: Findings from this review suggest that menthol cigarette bans promote smoking cessation among menthol cigarette smokers and have the potential to improve public health.","journal":"Nicotine & Tobacco Research","year":2024,"id":418690,"datarank":0.5837730447165941,"base_score":3.8918202981106265,"endowment":3.8918202981106265,"self_citation_contribution":0.5837730447165941,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.5837730447165941,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":48,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.8892,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1131982,"name":"Snigdha Peddireddy","orcid":"0000-0002-2972-1122","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":758606,"name":"Rachel Kurtzman","orcid":"0000-0003-2511-2001","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1207870,"name":"Frantasia T Hill","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1207871,"name":"Víctor Bayarri Catalán","orcid":null,"position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1207164,"name":"Jennifer Bissram","orcid":"0000-0003-0248-2616","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":331416,"name":"Kurt M. Ribisl","orcid":"0000-0003-3318-8524","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":736038,"name":"Sarah D. Mills","orcid":"0000-0002-0183-6753","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":104,"raw_metadata":{"citation_network_status":"fetched"},"created_at":"2026-07-19T01:57:09.067930Z","pmid":"38379278","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}