Menthol cigarettes are more harmful than usual

January 10, 2011

Menthol cigarettes have higher level of hazardous substances than usual.

American medics warn that the most harmful can be considered Menthol cigarettes. It appears more difficult to quit smoking if person smokes such cigarettes. Besides, menthol activates in nervous system neurons that are responsible for sense of cold that is why when smoking such cigarettes person doesn't feel entire tobacco weight and as result smokes more quantity.

Scientists mark: test results show that menthol cigarettes have higher level of carbonic oxide, nicotine and cotinine as compared to usual cigarettes. Chill favors more nicotine consumption with relation to a cigarette what provokes more tobacco dependence.

Menthol cigarettes make approximately 25 per cent of tobacco market but menthol cigarettes prefer the most unprotected group of citizens - teenagers (50 per cent of total smokers' quantity).