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Menthol Cigarettes Harder For Blacks To Quit
August 15, 2011
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health concludes that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular smokes. One of the key points of the research findings was that menthol was found to be generally more common among younger smokers and females. ...
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Blacks Support Ban Of Menthol Cigarettes
May 12, 2011
A ban is supported by a majority of Americans (56 percent), particularly African Americans (76 percent) who were found to be disproportionately affected. ...
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NY Court Bans Sale Of Tax-Free Cigarettes By Tribes
May 11, 2011
“What this does is, it puts us out of business. It won’t stop people from buying tax-free cigarettes—it will just create a black market, like during Prohibition." ...
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Study: Menthol Cigarettes No Worse Than Regular Brands
March 23, 2011
“It has been hypothesized that menthol in cigarettes influences smoking behavior, perhaps increasing dependency." ...
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The War On Menthol Cigarettes
March 17, 2011
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Menthol Cigarettes Tough To Quit For Blacks
December 21, 2010
One possible reason suggested in the report is that the menthol effect is influenced by economic factors. ...
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Report Shows Menthol Cigarettes Affects On Blacks
November 15, 2010
A special supplemental issue to the journal Addiction was released focusing on menthol flavored cigarettes. ...
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Judge Blocks Part Of NY Tax On Indian Cigarettes
September 01, 2010
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Former FDA Commissioner Calls For Reduction Of Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes
June 17, 2010
"It is a national embarrassment that these lethal menthol products have been allowed to be marketed so disproportionately to African-American youth – or to any youth for that matter," said John Payton, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "Menthol has been the bridge to entice youth to ...
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Senecas See Comeback Over Sale Of Cigarettes
March 09, 2010
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Research Reveals Menthol Cigarettes
More Addictive For Minorities
December 04, 2009
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Should Cigarettes Marketed to Minorities be Banned?
October 19, 2009
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Judge Stops Tribe's Cigarettes Sales to Non-members
August 28, 2009
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Indian-made cigarettes seen as cheap, toxic and tax-free
March 09, 2009
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CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
June 02, 2020
NEW YORK - Sparked by the violent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Rev. Al Sharpton today led a demonstration in New York calling for legislation to hold police more accountable during protests, violence and looting. ...
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DISMAY OVER BLACK DEATH PROBE
November 08, 2018
NEW YORK - Eric Garner’s family and supporters, including many top local officials, gathered outside City Hall on the fourth anniversary of his police-chokehold death Tuesday to blame NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City’s Police Department for allegedly dragging their feet in the case. ...
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NYC HOLDS RACIAL SUMMIT WITH CLERGY
August 20, 2014
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THOUSANDS PROTEST DEATH OF BLACK MAN DURING ARREST BY NYPD
August 23, 2014
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Money Woes Drive Black Smoker Rates Down
August 22, 2011
A new report in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that increasing cigarette prices combined with other social and economic factors appear to be behind the steep decline in smoking rates among Black youth that occurred between 1970s and the mid-1990s. The report argues that racial differences in parental attitudes, ...
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Black Cigarette Expose Prompts FDA Action
June 27, 2011
Just days after Black Radio Network featured a new Stanford University School of Medicine study revealing questionable advertising tactics of menthol cigarettes in black neighborhoods, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) announced it is conducting an independent review of research on the public health impact ...
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STUDY BLASTS CIG BLACK MARKETING
June 24, 2011
A new Stanford University School of Medicine study shows that tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price of menthol cigarettes at stores near California high schools with larger populations of African-American students. Study lead researcher Lisa Henriksen, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center found Tobacco companies increased the advertising and lowered the sale price ...
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Senecas Win Delay On Cigarette Taxes
May 12, 2011
A state judge gave the Seneca Nation a temporary victory over a New York state cigarette tax, barring its collection while the issue is litigated. ...
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Study Links Anti-Flame Chemicals To Mental Harm In Latino Farm Children
May 11, 2011
We wanted to focus on environmental exposure in children’s development, and the best approach to do that is to look at early exposures, starting with pregnancy. ...
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Blacks Use "Quitlines" To Quit Smoking
May 04, 2011
African-Americans are consistently more likely than white smokers to use telephone help lines to quit smoking. ...
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Positive Media Campaigns Help Minorities Quit Smoking
May 02, 2011
“It was absolutely critical that we develop a campaign that would resonate with lower education and lower income smokers.†...
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Refusal Skills Help Minority Youths Resist Smoking Pressures
April 20, 2011
“Smoking and quitting behaviors are heavily influenced by factors in the immediate environment, including family, peers and school.†...
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Survey: Menthol Smokers Feel "Twice-Addicted"
March 24, 2011
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FDA Recommends Flavored Cigarette Ban
March 18, 2011
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Pot Use By Minority Males On The Rise
March 11, 2011
A recent Yale University study revealed higher rates of marijuana use among African American and Hispanic/Latino boys. ...
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Black FBI Informant Withers "Is No Hero"
March 04, 2011
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