Des Cox, from The Royal College of Physicians, said: "There's been good research that demonstrates that young people are introduced to smoking often by menthol cigarettes as they find them more attractive, they find them less irritative, and they find them more palatable, so that's a way they get introduced to regular smoking." Other research indicates that menthol may boost nicotine levels in the blood which makes them more addictive and harder to quit than regular cigarettes
Smoking rates have declined since the 1960s, but it remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing more than 480,000 Americans each year, according to the U.S
So although I sat down on the sidewalk and cried after being escorted out of the building, convinced my career in media was over forever, Id be lying if I said there wasnt any relief in those tears
We still have too many smokers in Quebec too many people who are dying from tobacco use