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The survey(link is external), published recently in the journal of Preventive Medicine, is the first to gauge the effect of such marketing on cigarette packaging, which is viewed about 20 times a day by the average pack-a-day smoker

17 in the Journal of Psychopharmacology

Long-term follow-up of 3637 adolescents aged 1216 years in Minnesota showed that living in a smoke-free home significantly reduces the likelihood of adopting any of the identified smoker profiles, whereas co-residing with smoking adults or holding favorable perceptions of the tobacco is associated with a greater likelihood of progressing to heavier consumption patterns 28

Ban proponents emphasize not only the historical role of tobacco companies in marketing menthols to Black communities, but tobacco company funding for some organizations and individuals that oppose the ban