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Cigarette smoking annually claims the lives of 480,000 Americans, accounting for a sixth of all deaths (a seventh in the extraordinary pandemic year of 2020). That is more a lot more than the combined total of deaths caused by all licit and illicit drugs, alcohol, homicide, suicide, motor vehicle collisions, HIV/AIDS, and fires.
Cigarettes are not an equal opportunity killer, however. Notably, African Americans death rate from smoking exceeds that of white Americans, despite the fact that African Americans smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking at a later age. One potential factor is a far larger percentage of African American smokers use menthol cigarettes than do the smokers in any other racial/ethnic group. More than 80% of African American adult smokers smoke menthol cigarettes; less than a third of whites do. Why does this matter? Because menthol makes it easier to start smoking, more likely to progress to established smoking, and harder to quit.
Tobacco use costs Rs615b annually
Islamabad
April 29, 2021
Islamabad : The tobacco consumption is levying a burden of Rs615 billion per annum on the national exchequer in terms of economic and health costs as the smoking-attributable direct cost is 8.3 per cent of the total country’s health expenditure.
Anti-smoking experts said this in a virtual launch of ‘Tobacco Tax Reforms Model in light of Health Cost Burden’ by the Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) here on Wednesday.
They said tobacco annihilates 1.6 per cent of GDP every year-taking out Rs615 billion from the economy as health cost.
Addressing the participants, Malik Imran Ahmad, Country head Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) stated that the smoking-attributable direct cost is 8.3 per cent of the total health expenditures, which amounts to 1.6 per cent of Pakistan’s GDP. In comparison, the total tax contribution of tobacco industry (120 billion in 2019) is only around 20 per cent of the
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday moved to ban menthol cigarettes, dealing a blow to the tobacco industry that has aggressively lobbied to protect its highly addictive product from regulations.
The FDA said its proposal aims to address longstanding health disparities. Tobacco companies have marketed menthol cigarettes to Black Americans for decades, leading to increased illness and death in Black communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 85 percent of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes, which are more addictive than traditional cigarettes. That’s compared to 29 percent of white smokers. The FDA noted that menthol brands also target young people and LGBTQ+ individuals.
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House Bill 517 passes through Committee on Downsizing State Government.
April 21, 2021 6:53 PM Zachary Dodge
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JOPLIN, Mo. – In December 2019, the federal legal age to purchase tobacco products went up from 18 to 21. According to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, more than 30 states have updated their state laws to reflect the change. That doesn’t currently include Missouri, but legislators are working to change that.
“We thought it was easiest for us to pass as a state level to ensure that all municipalities across the state are 21, and also to provide some consistency,” says Representative Dan Shaul.
House Bill 517 would increase the age to purchase tobacco products in Missouri to 21. This part of the bill would bring the state up to par with the federal law since all retailers have been required to sell only to those over 21 since December 2019, regardless of the state they’re in. Shaul explains that it would do more than