Effect of Banning Menthol Flavorant on Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use

Effect of Banning Menthol Flavorant on Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use

In this pilot study, menthol cigarette smokers will be randomized to one of three experimental marketplaces: 1) a condition simulating a ban on menthol cigarettes but not menthol e-cigarettes (condition A); 2) a condition simulating a ban on both menthol cigarettes and menthol e-cigarettes (Condition B); and 3) a condition in which menthol is not banned for either product (Condition C - the control condition). All conditions would have medicinal nicotine available if subjects decide to quit tobacco products entirely. At visits occurring every two weeks over a 6 week period, subjects will receive "credits" that they could exchange for any product available in their randomized marketplace condition. Outcomes include the amount of each tobacco product used.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between the ages of 18 and 64
• Purchase exclusively menthol cigarettes
• Not currently motivated to quit smoking
• Smoking a minimum number of cigarettes per day

Exclusion Criteria:

• Report a serious, unstable medical or psychiatric condition
• Use any medications that might interfere with measures to be studied (for example, medications known to affect smoking)
• Have used any smoking cessation therapy during the past month
• Regularly use any form of tobacco other than cigarettes
• Are pregnant or breast feeding or planning to become pregnant or breast feed during the study