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Menthol flavoring in cigarettes makes them easier to inhale, which makes it easier for new tobacco users to start using tobacco products and harder for current tobacco users to quit.
Tobacco companies use marketing and products like menthol to increase addiction, and they target some communities more than others.
We see these disparities in Washtenaw County:
In addition, young people prefer flavored tobacco, including menthol, which has increased their tobacco use rates:
The Washtenaw County Health Department and health policy experts recommend a comprehensive menthol and flavor ban to prevent further harm. Research estimates that a menthol ban would save 650,000 lives over the next 40 years.
According to a recent poll conducted by Compass Strategies in August 2022:
The Washtenaw County Health Department is working as part of the M[END]THOL campaign to promote education around the tactics used by the tobacco industry to push harmful products like menthol and flavored tobacco.
On 4/28/23, the Board of Health passed a resolution advocating for ending the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol products, and repealing local preemption of tobacco licensure and sales policies in Michigan.
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