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Menthol Cigarettes Harder For Blacks To Quit
August 15, 2011
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health concludes that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular smokes. One of the key points of the research findings was that menthol was found to be generally more common among younger smokers and females. ...
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Blacks Support Ban Of Menthol Cigarettes
May 12, 2011
A ban is supported by a majority of Americans (56 percent), particularly African Americans (76 percent) who were found to be disproportionately affected. ...
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Study: Menthol Cigarettes No Worse Than Regular Brands
March 23, 2011
“It has been hypothesized that menthol in cigarettes influences smoking behavior, perhaps increasing dependency." ...
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The War On Menthol Cigarettes
March 17, 2011
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Menthol Cigarettes Tough To Quit For Blacks
December 21, 2010
One possible reason suggested in the report is that the menthol effect is influenced by economic factors. ...
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Report Shows Menthol Cigarettes Affects On Blacks
November 15, 2010
A special supplemental issue to the journal Addiction was released focusing on menthol flavored cigarettes. ...
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Research Reveals Menthol Cigarettes
More Addictive For Minorities
December 04, 2009
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NY Court Bans Sale Of Tax-Free Cigarettes By Tribes
May 11, 2011
“What this does is, it puts us out of business. It won’t stop people from buying tax-free cigarettes—it will just create a black market, like during Prohibition." ...
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Survey: Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted"
March 24, 2011
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Black Cops Think Menthol Cigg Ban Will Have Negative Impact
February 02, 2011
The NBPA would like to see more of these tax revenues spent and focused on smoking prevention and cessation programs, especially among our youth. ...
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Blacks Warn Against Menthol Cigarette Ban
October 15, 2010
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Black Law Execs Warn Against Menthol Ban
October 08, 2010
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Judge Blocks Part Of NY Tax On Indian Cigarettes
September 01, 2010
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Former FDA Commissioner Calls For Reduction Of Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes
June 17, 2010
"It is a national embarrassment that these lethal menthol products have been allowed to be marketed so disproportionately to African-American youth – or to any youth for that matter," said John Payton, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "Menthol has been the bridge to entice youth to ...
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Prohibition Of Menthol Products
Gains Support
March 30, 2010
Menthols have been targeted to communities of color, which often bear a disproportionate burden of tobacco-related disease. As far back as the 1940's the tobacco industry has targeted the marketing of menthol cigarettes to minority racial and ethnic groups, including African-Americans and Hispanics. A ban on menthol will very likely reduce smoking rates ...
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Senecas See Comeback Over Sale Of Cigarettes
March 09, 2010
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Should Cigarettes Marketed to Minorities be Banned?
October 19, 2009
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Judge Stops Tribe's Cigarettes Sales to Non-members
August 28, 2009
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Indian-made cigarettes seen as cheap, toxic and tax-free
March 09, 2009
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Black Cigarette Expose Prompts FDA Action
June 27, 2011
Just days after Black Radio Network featured a new Stanford University School of Medicine study revealing questionable advertising tactics of menthol cigarettes in black neighborhoods, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) announced it is conducting an independent review of research on the public health impact ...
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STUDY BLASTS CIG BLACK MARKETING
June 24, 2011
A new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows that tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes at stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students. Study lead researcher Lisa Henriksen, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center found Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price ...
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Blacks Use "Quitlines" To Quit Smoking
May 04, 2011
African-Americans are consistently more likely than white smokers to use telephone help lines to quit smoking. ...
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Refusal Skills Help Minority Youths Resist Smoking Pressures
April 20, 2011
“Smoking and quitting behaviors are heavily influenced by factors in the immediate environment, including family, peers and school.†...
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Survey: Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted"
March 24, 2011
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Black Cops Think Menthol Cigg Ban Will Have Negative Impact
February 02, 2011
The NBPA would like to see more of these tax revenues spent and focused on smoking prevention and cessation programs, especially among our youth. ...
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BLACK SMOKERS WIN BIG CLAIM
December 15, 2010
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BLACKS SMOKING MAD
October 18, 2010
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Blacks Warn Against Menthol Cigarette Ban
October 15, 2010
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Black Law Execs Warn Against Menthol Ban
October 08, 2010
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Report Finds Blacks Hit Hardest By Lung Cancer
April 21, 2010
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