New issues with uneven implementation of local flavored tobacco policies threaten to exacerbate the situation further
Requires little maintenance and no expensive replacement filter costs
Menthol cigarettes in Black communities Black smokers are more likely to use menthol cigarettes than other demographic groups, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that menthol cigarettes have contributed to some 157,000 premature deaths among Black Americans between 1980 and 2018
On top of that, smoking harms every organ in the body, from reducing sperm count to increasing the risk of pregnancy complications, weakening the immune system, and causing inflammation
In the 1950s, 2% of white smokers chose menthols, compared with 5% of Black smokers, according to an industry survey
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