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Curcumventing the Menthol Ban: Internet sales of menthol balls

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dc.contributor.authorAY, NADİYE PINAR
dc.contributor.authorsDagli E., Sonmez U. P., Guner M., Elbek O., Ay P., Yildiz F., Gezer T., Ceyhan M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-21T07:20:19Z
dc.date.available2023-03-21T07:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-01
dc.description.abstractAim: Menthol makes smokers inhale more deeply and increase exposure time with its cooling effect on the airways. Use of menthol in tobacco products was banned in Turkey since 5th January 2022. This study aims to investigate the internet sales of a new product called "menthol ball" which is made to inject menthol into regular cigarettes. Method: “Menthol Ball" key word was Google searched. Out of 45,500 data retrieved 1696 relevant ones were further investigated. Web sites of the products, e-commerce websites,social media accounts were detected. Their promotional activities, methods of trading were noted. Results: 37 brands of menthol balls were detected. All brands promote their products through videos describing the injection of the tiny menthol balls into the classical cigarettes. Only 12 have their individual website, the other 25 use main e-commerce outlets to reach to the customers. Two menthol ball brands market their products in one-kilogram bags at e-commerce sites. One brand market a "menthol ball liquid" for roll-your-own tobacco. Three major e-commerce sites sell 1485 different flavored menthol balls under the category of air refresher. One other e-commerce site sold 88 various menthol balls under the category of tobacco bags. Conclusion: Banning menthol in tobacco products help prevent youth starting to smoke or lower smoking rates among vulnerable communities . However freely sold menthol that can be injected into the cigarettes may reincarnate menthol cigarettes. Any product that will circumvent menthol ban must be restricted.
dc.identifier.citationDagli E., Sonmez U. P., Guner M., Elbek O., Ay P., Yildiz F., Gezer T., Ceyhan M., "Curcumventing the Menthol Ban: Internet sales of menthol balls", EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, cilt.60, 2022
dc.identifier.doi10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1434
dc.identifier.issn0903-1936
dc.identifier.urihttps://erj.ersjournals.com/content/60/suppl_66/1434
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/287684
dc.identifier.volume60
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectTıp
dc.subjectDahili Tıp Bilimleri
dc.subjectGöğüs Hastalıkları ve Allerji
dc.subjectSağlık Bilimleri
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectInternal Medicine Sciences
dc.subjectChest Diseases and Allergy
dc.subjectHealth Sciences
dc.subjectSOLUNUM SİSTEMİ
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp
dc.subjectKlinik Tıp (MED)
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLINICAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectClinical Medicine (MED)
dc.subjectSolunum Bakımı
dc.subjectAkciğer ve Solunum Tıbbı
dc.subjectRespiratory Care
dc.subjectPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
dc.titleCurcumventing the Menthol Ban: Internet sales of menthol balls
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