Growing cigarette tax differentials have made cigarette smuggling both a national problem and, in some cases, a lucrative criminal enterprise
6 Resources Up Close with Tobacco and African Americans -- DHS TPCP Menthol: Get the Facts -- National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) Menthol: Easier to start, harder to quit -- Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network (WAATPN) Menthol Marketing: Get the Facts -- WAATPN and The City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance See No Menthol Sunday materials in the Taking Action section Why tobacco is a racial justice issue -- Truth Initiative References Tobacco Company Marketing to African Americans -- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (2017) Menthol and Cigarettes -- California Department of Public Health (2017) The African Americanization of Menthol Cigarette Use in the United States (2004) African American leadership groups: smoking with the enemy -- Yerger VB, Malone RE
The Department of Health said smokers could find advice, support and resources on the NHS Quit Smoking app and the online Personal Quit Plan, which tailors its advice to individuals preferences
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