Smoking Behavior and Exposure: Results of a Menthol Cigarette Cross-over Study.

The article discusses a study assessing effects and differences of exposure to smoking of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes. It measured biomarker samples including urine and saliva and carbon monoxide (CO) from participants who smoke menthol test cigarette or non-menthol test cigarette for two consecutive weeks. Results showed higher salivary cotinine among non-menthol cigarette smokers, but no differences were detected in biomarker measurements between menthol and non-menthol smokers.