Renda Soylemez Wiener

Evaluation of Alternative Smoking Duration Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening

4. Discussion We undertook a small exploratory study to understand how the Massachusetts ban affected the perceptions and smoking behaviors over time among patients at our safety-net hospital who smoked menthol cigarettes. We found that individuals held varied views as to why the Massachusetts menthol ban was enacted, but few perceived that it was to promote their own health. Many discussed how they smoked less because of the ban.

Publication History Published online: February 18, 2020Accepted: February 1, 2020; Received: January 13, 2020;