When the Biden administration quietly let its deadline to approve a ban on menthol cigarettes pass earlier this year, advocates condemned the lack of action, urging public health officials to move forward on a decision that could save up to 654,000 lives over the next 40 years. But on Friday, the administration officially delayed the […] The post Black Families Left at Risk as U.S. Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban appeared first on Capital B News.
Antismoking groups sued the US government over the long-awaited menthol cigarette ban; the fill rate for Adderall and Vyvanse dropped more than 10% in 2 years despite soaring demand; the Biden administration has responded to offers from the manufacturers of drugs selected for Medicare pricing negotiations.
One-quarter of menthol cigarette smokers kick the habit within one to two years of bans being imposed on the minty variation, according to a new study.