A persistent myth suggests that pipe tobacco is somehow cleaner, purer, or less chemically adulterated than cigarette tobacco
In a 2018 study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of more than 7,400 adults age 40 years and older, the researchers found that phantom smell perception prevalence was 6.5 percent and was greater among women, younger people, individuals with poor health, a history of head injury, and dry mouth
Studies of youth and adults published prior to 2013 highlight that the highest prevalence of menthol cigarette use occurs among youth smokers, followed by young adult smokers, and that both are significantly higher than menthol cigarette use among older adult smokers [17,18,19]
The appeal of the candy cigarette to kids was obvious - you could play-act like a grown-up who is smoking without actually coming into contact with any tobacco