A new study from researchers at King’s College London found that youth between the ages of 11 and 23 were 80 percent more likely to report smoking as a teen if they had experienced racism.
Today, African Americans are more likely to smoke the most addictive and dangerous types of tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes. Like the cough drops and cold medications that contain the minty essence, menthol in cigarettes cools and relieves the throat.
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