FDA recommends pulling menthol cigarettes from shelves to help curb teen smoking

Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Advisory Committee recently announced that removing menthol cigarettes may combat use in children.

Officials said that they based their recommendation on findings that menthol cigarettes may increase the number of children who experiment with tobacco. They concluded that these may also increase the number of children who become regular smokers.

Furthermore, their findings show that menthol cigarettes were also marketed disproportionately to younger smokers. This tobacco product may have a negative impact on public health as a whole, which could result in more disease from tobacco use.

Numerous studies show the negative effects tobacco use can have on developing bodies. As a result, parents may wish to enroll their troubled teen into therapeutic boarding schools to help them choose better life habits. Individualized education and recreational activities can help them overcome their smoking habit.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly more than 17 percent of teens between ages 12 and 17 used cigarettes in 2009.