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The Role of Computational Models on Assessing the Population Health Consequences of Menthol Cigarettes and the Benefits of a Menthol Ban

In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) issued a report indicating that removing menthol cigarettes from the market would benefit public health. The committee's recommendations were partly based on simulation models estimating the health impact of menthol cigarettes and the potential benefits of a ban. Since then, additional simulation studies have been published, providing new perspectives and updated estimates of the harm caused by menthol cigarettes to the population. This presentation explains these models' assumptions, constructs, input data, parameter values, and results. The goal is to provide the audience with an understanding of the existing evidence on the population harm associated with menthol cigarettes.