Menthol cigarettes have been heavily marketed to African American people since at least the 1950s and make up one-third of the total US cigarette market share.

As an example of the results, in a scenario with an illegal retail market for menthol cigarettes (with similar prices to current cigarette prices) and a legal market for menthol e-cigarettes, 33% ...

The FDA first began regulating e-cigarettes in August 2016 and it has authorized 27 e-cigarette products for sale in the U.S. to date, including Altria-owned NJOY’s menthol vape products.

The Biden administration is yet again delaying its long-delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, fearing a backlash from black voters (“Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Is Shelved,” U.S. News ...

There is a public health emergency that I see every day as an oncologist: People of color encounter proportionally greater and more persistent threats to their health and safety than their non ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes in her executive budget that the tax on a pack of cigarettes rise by $1 from its current $4.35. She's also seeking a more cutting-edge change — a statewide ban on the ...

Why Banning Menthol Cigarettes Could Do More Harm Than Good. BySteve Forbes, Forbes Staff. “With all thy getting, get understanding." Follow Author. Nov 17, 2023, 06:00am EST. Share. Save.

Disparities persist among teens who vape. E-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, have been the most-used tobacco product by both middle and high school students for the past 10 years.

Menthol cigarettes have been heavily marketed toward Black Americans, and the FDA noted that the move to ban them would save the lives of 92,000 to 238,000 African Americans.

All flavors in cigarettes were banned in 2009, but menthol was left out after lobbying from the industry. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 11:00. Watch on Demand ...

They then multiplied it by 11.9, the average daily number of cigarettes smoked among US adult menthol smokers, and by 365 to get the yearly reduction of cigarettes smoked—5.8 billion.

The US Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders for two menthol e-cigarette products marketed by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company. The agency said Tuesday that Vuse Vibe Tank Menthol ...