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University of Michigan: Menthol Cigarettes Linked to 10 Million Extra Smokers, Hundreds of Thousands of Premature Deaths
February 27, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Menthol cigarettes contributed to 378,000 premature deaths in the United States between 1980 to 2018, according to a new University of Michigan study.

The research shows that about 10 million smokers were attributable to menthol cigarettes, which researchers estimate accounted for about 3 million life years lost.

"Our results indicate that mentholated . . .

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