The first mentholated cigarette was created and marketed nearly 100 years ago as a 'throat cigarette.'
Sources
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Why are menthol-flavored cigarettes a ... (newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3088444/ (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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