Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, smoking-related illnesses are the leading causes of death in the African American community, and 85 percent of African Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes
The Lung Association was as troubled as anyone who saw the picture of that little girl on `Toddlers and Tiaras, said Erika Sward, the associations director of national advocacy, in an interview
Additionally, some online platforms may offer discounts or promotional deals that can make menthol cigarettes more affordable
and that they are addictive-free (an unfortunate permutation of additive-free)
Given the low-tomoderate certainty of increased smoking cessation versus the small harms from adverse events of medications, and considering the large harms of continued smoking, the task force recommends strongly in favour of pharmacotherapies that increase cessation