Menthol cigarettes are no more harmful than regular cigarettes,
tobacco industry representatives argued Thursday as a federal advisory panel opened a two-day meeting to consider whether to ban the sale of those cigarettes.
Menthol cigarettes, which account for one-quarter of all cigarettes sold in the United States, have been under scrutiny by public health officials and public health watchdog groups alike. Critics claim the flavor makes them more addictive and denounce the marketing campaigns for menthol cigarettes that are targeted specifically at minority smokers.
According to a study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, menthol cigarettes are favored by three-quarters of African-American smokers.
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I love Menthol cigarettes. I had to quit smoking for major surgery and found menthol flavor AirE8 Electronic Cigarettes are soooo REALISTIC that I do not miss my tobacco ciggs at all.
I need the flavor – the kick – and the hand to mouth action. I love my AirE8 and will never have to worry about tar other cigarette chemicals again. Go to the AirE8.com website for more info on the menthol cigarette ban.
Wanna know why we have racism in this country? Because we have whites and blacks accusing each other of being racist, which in return puts racist thoughts into their head. Nuff Said.
And if people want to smoke, they are going to smoke. Legal or illegal. Making cigarettes illegal will have the death toll that it has already, PLUS the death toll of the smuggling of the tobacco.
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Actually, where I work, the caucasians are the only ones that I see stepping outside every hour to take a puff. While many african americans do smoke, I mostly only see caucasian. Even on television..i mostly see caucasians. And also, crack is a "white" drug. You can interpret that however you see fit...
You ae a real a-h- you racist pig!
Well, us blacks that don't smoke will continue to live with our lives. Hopefully the ones that do smoke will realize their mistakes and put that money to use somewhere else, like paying off debt or investing.
I wonder what will all the whites that smoke these do???
That was kind of rascist, don't you think? I smoke menthols and so does all of my family and I"m caucasian!!!