l know cigarettes are bad for you in general, but are menthols even worse?
l know cigarettes are bad for you!! l do not want any health freaks blabbing about how they both will kill you. l just wanna know if Menthols are worse for you than regular cigarettes

hmmm plz PM me when sumone , l wanna kno 2. thx

degrees of worse.

does it matter . ????

l mean if you make the decision to smoke these days YOU know the risks and the risks of lung cancer are high no matter what .. so why would you even be concerned about what is worse.. THEY BOTH kill you.

Menthol cigarettes are worse than regular, yes. When you smoke, you can not feel how hard you inhale because of the strong menthol taste it has. So they definitely affect your lungs more than the regular ones.

As for the taste, l am so used to the regular ones that l can not smoke menthol. l did, for a couple of months, long time ago.

IM a smoker, & l smoke both :)

My answer~
It is not that menthol cigarettes r more dangerous, it is just that for some reason they appear to be harder to give up than regular cigarettes. because of the ''cool'' that comes from smoking menthols, menthol smokers may inhale deeper, thus increasing negative side affects more quickly & rapidly than non-mentholated cigarettes.

Common Questions asked about Menthol cigarettes r these 2:

Do menthols deposit fiberglass into ur lungs?

~this actually does happen, but not because of menthols. It happens because of the fiberglass used in the filters of most commercial cigarettes. The only brands l am aware of that do not use fiberglass filters r Parliament & American Spirit, who instead use cotton filters. Snopes.com & many other sites have confirmed this.

Do menthol cigarettes make u impotent?

~ l guess it is a big one in the male community. According to the myth, saltpetre is used to keep the menthol cigarettes lit which will make a man impotent. Well according to snopes.com (amongst other sites) there is no basis to the rumor except that ALL cigarettes can make u impotent over time because it constricts blood vessels. According to a 1994 study by the American Journal of Epidemiology surveyed Vietnam veterans & found that while 2.2% of nonsmokers suffered impotence, 3.7% of current smokers did. Many researchers think it also lowers sperm count, but if you're young, that is probably a good thing. ~ Ha ha :)

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Menthol cigarettes r not safer than any other brand. In fact, they may even be more dangerous. About one-fourth of all cigarettes sold in the United States r flavored with menthol. These cigarettes r especially popular among African Americans. The added menthol produces a cooling sensation in the throat when the smoke is inhaled. It also decreases the cough reflex & covers the dry feeling in the throat that smokers often have. People who smoke menthol cigarettes can inhale deeper & hold the smoke in longer.

A recent study showed that people who smoke menthol cigarettes r less likely to try to quit & r less likely to be successful when they do try. This study proposed that menthol smokers might want to switch to non-menthol cigarettes before trying to quit in order to improve their chances of quitting smoking.