I urge the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes and help us prevent another generation of North Carolinians from become addicted to nicotine and suffering the consequences in years to come. In the letter to the FDA, the Attorney General and a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys: Attorneys General of Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, pointed out that a menthol ban could save thousands of lives
Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders
The fact of the matter is that every cigarette damages DNA, not only in the lung but also in several other parts of the body, leading to 16 different types of cancer that have been linked with smoking
This includes following all legal requirements and considering the ethical implications of their business practices
Smoking can actually reduce the effectiveness of some medications for depression, anxiety and psychotic disorders
Cancer Risk: Alcohol vs Smoking Figure 1: Comparison of Cancer Risk for Alcohol and Cigarettes
