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Quitting Smoking Especially Difficult For Some Groups
February 12, 2010
Evidence-based smoking cessation treatments are addressed in another article in this special section ...
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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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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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Positive Media Campaigns Help Minorities Quit Smoking
May 02, 2011
“It was absolutely critical that we develop a campaign that would resonate with lower education and lower income smokers.†...
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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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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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Survey: Why Blacks Leave Public Accounting
January 24, 2011
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Book Lends Humor To Racial Identity Issue
January 11, 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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Hispanics Laud Surgeon General Report
December 10, 2010
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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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Interventions Help Latinos Quit Smoking
October 29, 2010
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BLACKS SMOKING MAD
October 18, 2010
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Walk-In Asthma Center Opens In Harlem
August 12, 2010
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Urban L.A. Schools In Turmoil
August 10, 2010
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Latino Network Vows To Continue Fight Against Big Tobacco
June 30, 2010
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Gay Community Sees Spike In Tobacco Use
June 30, 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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Kiosk Offers Hispanic Smokers Help To
Quit Smoking
May 14, 2010
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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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Poll Finds Stress Having an Impact on Hispanics
November 03, 2009
Findings Suggest Hispanics Most Affected by Physical Symptoms of Stress, Indicating Stress May be a Serious Health Concern for Hispanics, Say Psychologists ...
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Should Cigarettes Marketed to Minorities be Banned?
October 19, 2009
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Study Shows Pancreatic Cancer Affects Blacks at Higher Rates
September 01, 2009
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Launches Monthly Advice Column and Enhanced Spanish Web Site
July 06, 2009
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Home Smoking Rules Tend to Vary by Race
July 15, 2009
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Skin Color Clue To Nicotine Dependence
June 15, 2009
Higher concentrations of melanin -- the color pigment in skin and hair -- may be placing darker pigmented smokers at increased susceptibility to nicotine dependence and tobacco-related carcinogens than lighter skinned smokers, according to scientists. ...
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National Minority Cancer Awareness Week April 19-25; Congressional Black Caucus Letter
April 20, 2009
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