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Jul 3, 2020 10 min

Episode 5: Menthol Cigarettes

from Freedom from Tobacco Hosted by Alexandra Hay

This episode discusses what menthol is and how it creates that 'cold' feeling in your mouth, along with the increased harm associated with menthol cigarettes and the ways the tobacco industry has used menthol cigarettes to target Black communities. Call the CA Smokers’ Helpline or text today for FREE counseling and nicotine patches! Phone 0800-987-2908 OR text Quit Smoking to 66819 References https://info.nobutts.org/general-consumer-registration-english?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuJz3BRDTARIsAMg-HxVVwnrXIVHxRTL2UNtt-6oXOuwdCvBdOS3a0ZBEQsDcmvUBj3WKJr4aAsz_EALw_wcB https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0208.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529779/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/03/mint-that-kills-the-curious-life-of-menthol-cigarettes/73016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2563654/

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