Menthol cigarettes remain a key vector for tobacco-related death and disease in Black communities, with close to 85% of Black Americans who smoke using them
The use of tobacco dates back centuries, with its cultural significance varying across different societies
Loose tobacco is smoked in a pipe (water pipe) and chewed products include chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and snus
New policies such as flavored tobacco restrictions that include e-cigarettes gaining traction outside of Tobacco Nation and greater declines in mental health within the region compared to the rest of the U.S
Unlike leafy vegetable greens that lose flavor once theyve bolted to seed, tobacco actually thrives from this late-season bolting which helps ensure maximum flavor in the tobacco leaves
would be the second country worldwide to enforce a generational tobacco ban