"With these actions, the FDA will help significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products." Woodcock said many Americans don't realize menthol cigarettes are more harmful because they make it easier to become addicted to smoking and more difficult to quit
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Meanwhile, 21.6% of those on Medicaid are smokers, 8.6% of those with private insurance smoke, 8.4% of people with Medicare only (aged 65 and older) are smokers, and 13.9% of Americans with other public health insurance are smokers
With tobacco being on the exclusion list of certain institutional investors, product impact is key and the company's commitment to public health