A proposed tax increase on cigarettes has one South Dakota group upset A South Dakota organization started running attack ads that say an initiated measure over tobacco tax is a bad policy
It's dangerous because it can spread from a mother to her child when she is breastfeeding
On the one hand, manufacturers are encouraged to use and submit data from NAMs and not to conduct animal testing for these products (example 3.1)
21 Additional Resources Position Statement: Menthol and Flavored Tobacco Products Fact Sheet: Menthol & Nicotine Cessation Fact Sheet: Supporting Healthy Youth Youth Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) E-Cigarettes and Youth (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) Flavored E-Cigarettes Hook Kids (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) JUUL and Other High-Nicotine Cigarettes are Addicting a New Generation of Youth (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) Menthol Menthol Facts - Washington (CDC) Menthol: Facts, stats and regulations (Truth Initiative) Stopping Menthol, Saving Lives: Ending Big Tobacco's Predatory Marketing to Black Communities (multiple organizations including the African-American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Black Women's Health Initiative, NAACP, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and others) Impact of Menthol Cigarettes on Youth Smoking Initiation and Health Disparities (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) Tobacco industry continuing decades-long targeting of Black communities, women, youth with menthol products (American Heart Association, Report) National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2024: The Truth Initiative: The Truth Initiative: Menthol Cigarette Use Among Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes, 20082020: Rapid Growth and Widening Inequities in the United States Goodwin et al
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