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Source: Yale Medicine Menthol has antitussive effects (suppresses coughing) and reduces irritation in the airways, giving users the illusion that inhaling tobacco smoke or e-cigarette aerosol is easier or less harmful

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prioritizes enforcement against non-menthol flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, but not in other tobacco products, such as open system e-cigarettes, disposable e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and hookah

At the same time, BAT reported that in addition to the 909 496 metric tons of tobacco leaf they used in their products, they also used 442 893 metric tons of other materials including cigarette paper, wrapping, packaging, filters, glues, and inks, plus 41 951 metric tons of indirect materials such as cleaning agents (British American Tobacco 2011)