African Americans Bear the Brunt of Negative Health Outcomes of Menthol Cigarettes, University of Michigan Study Shows
October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
African Americans represent 12% of the U.S. population, but carried 41% of all menthol-smoking-related premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018, according to a new study researchers believe is the first to quantify the impact menthol cigarettes have had in Black communities across the country.
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African Americans represent 12% of the U.S. population, but carried 41% of all menthol-smoking-related premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018, according to a new study researchers believe is the first to quantify the impact menthol cigarettes have had in Black communities across the country.
"It is well known that tobacco companies, in the 196 . . .