Prioritizing enforcement of these illicit vapor products, rather than focusing on compliant products, would better serve Californians. Advocates for menthol flavor bans say such policies will make it easier for current menthol smokers to quit, and help rectify racial inequities caused by targeted marketing of menthol cigarettes to African Americans
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Or they dont believe that that is the cause, Jangi said
Current smoking prevalence in 2020/21 was over six times (prevalence ratio: 6.06, 95%CI: 4.22 to 8.70, adjusted for age, gender and ethnicity) higher among the most deprived quintile of the population (quintile 5: 22.6%, 180,000 people) than the least deprived quintile (quintile 1: 4.2%, 35,000 people)
These alternatives provide controlled nicotine doses and can help reduce the urge to smoke