BALTIMORE, MD – Naacp released the following statement following reports of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban menthol cigarettes:

“The NAACP is pleased to hear of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and restrict the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.  For decades, data have shown that the tobacco industry has successfully and intentionally marketed mentholated cigarettes to African Americans and particularly African American women as “replacement smokers”; that menthol smokers have a harder time quitting smoking; and that tobacco use is a major contributor to heart disease, cancer, and stroke, three leading causes of death among African Americans. 

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