Table 2

Smoking behaviour of substance use disorder treatment clients across survey waves

Mean (SD) or n (%)
Wave 1
pre-menthol ban
June 2018
Wave 2
post-menthol ban
May 2019
Wave 3
post-menthol ban
November 2019
Current smokers only (n=114) (n=69) (n=89)
 Cigarettes smoked per day9.5 (6.5)11.6 (7.5)9.3 (5.9)
 Past year quit attempt70 (61.4%)41 (59.4%)51 (58.0%)
 Thinking of quitting in the next 30 days53 (46.5%)19 (27.9%)32 (36.4%)
 Usual cigarette is menthol55 (48.3%)29 (42.0%)36 (40.0%)
Menthol smokers only (n=55) (n=29) (n=36)
 In past month, describe how you smoke menthol cigarettes:
  Only menthol28 (53.9%)10 (34.5%)7 (20.6%)
  Mostly menthol7 (13.5%)10 (34.5%)12 (35.3%)
  Both menthol and non-menthol17 (32.7%)8 (27.6%)12 (35.3%)
  Mostly non-menthol0 (0.0%)*1 (3.5%)3 (8.3%)*
  • *Total does not add to column total due to missing data for two to three cases.