Use of flavored cigarettes in the first few puffs: a step toward smoking initiation and nicotine addiction? Data from a national survey among Brazilian adolescents

Background Little is known about the importance of flavored cigarettes for initiation among youth in Brazil, which has amongst the greatest number of smokers in the world. This study aimed at analyzing the relationship between trying to smoke mainly mentholated and flavored cigarettes and initiatio...

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Main Authors: Valeska C. Figueiredo, Katia V. Bloch, James Thrasher, Maria Cristina Kuschnir, Letícia Casado, Michael E. Reichenheim, Moysés Szklo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Use-of-flavored-cigarettes-in-the-first-few-puffs-a-step-toward-smoking-initiation,84647,0,2.html