The ASSIST, IMPACT, and SmokeLess States programs are examples of community-based interventions that have been successful in achieving tobacco control outcomes among adults and youth (USDHHS 2000, 2004, 2012)
The Congress of Racial Equality, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Action Network, and the National Black Police Association have urged the FDA to reject a ban on mentholated cigarettes due to concerns that banning mentholated cigarettes could spur an illicit market for the outlawed products in minority communities
He examines the value-laden relationshipsfound in both the fields and marketplacesthat led from tobacco to politics, from agrarian experience to political protest, and finally to a break with the political and economic system that they believed threatened both personal independence and honor.
It Unfairly Targets Menthol Users Menthol bans have been widely criticized across the country for disproportionately affecting Black and minority smokers, who prefer menthol products at higher rates