Researchers: Menthol used to attact young smokers

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 07/16/2008 - 14:05

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon who they were marketing them to - lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found....

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