# Crystals in lungs caused by menthol cigarettes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystals-in-lungs-caused-by-menthol-cigarettes/314023>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 25, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystals-in-lungs-caused-by-menthol-cigarettes/314023 "2005-07-25T07:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![tienmuxi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@tienmuxi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tienmuxi)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystals-in-lungs-caused-by-menthol-cigarettes/314023/1 "2005-07-25T07:34:02Z")

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Are crystals in lungs caused by menthol cigarettes? Clove cigarettes? All cigarettes?

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**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystals-in-lungs-caused-by-menthol-cigarettes/314023/2 "2005-07-25T10:10:57Z")

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according to [http://www.whitelies.tv/files/news/NewsBriefs\_44.pdf](http://www.whitelies.tv/files/news/NewsBriefs_44.pdf) its an urban legend - I would sort of agree