Greer B.K., Woodard J.L., White J.P., Arguello E.M., Haymes E.M
In the meantime, local and state level protections including prioritizing tobacco program spending in existing budgets, higher tobacco excise taxes on tobacco products, stronger local tobacco policies supporting smoke-free environments, and restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products are needed to address long-existing inequities in smoking rates and health outcomes in our country
(In the moments that it has taken you to read this far, you have probably determined that the aging of the tobacco is what made the difference, but it took me years to figure that out
"Mass media campaigns to promote smoking cessation among adults: an integrative review" (PDF)
Past research has found that the tobacco industry has long targeted certain groups via advertising and marketing, including promoting menthol cigarettes to Black communities and using tribal icons to target American Indian and Alaskan Native people