When the THC binds to these receptors in the brain, they cause a cascade we call it a signaling pathway that releases chemicals within certain areas of the brain that cause euphoria. These receptors are part of whats known as your endocannabinoid system, a complex cell signalling network that runs through the human body and helps to regulate essential functions like appetite, pain control and, yep, nausea and vomiting
One of the reasons hypothesized for why menthol is so appealing to young people is that its been proposed to, quote-unquote, help the medicine go down. The minty cooling sensation is supposed to mask the harshness of inhaled cigarette smoke. Additionally, kids who reported smoking menthols in the past month were more likely to have smoked six to ten cigarettes per day and less likely to have smoked between one and five cigarettes per day than kids who reported smoking non-menthol cigarettes in the past month
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