Name: Why the FDA Wants to Ban Menthol Cigarettes | WSJ
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- [Narrator] If you've taken a menthol cough drop,

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and a cool numbing sensation in the back of your throat.

That feeling is similar to the one you get

and it's part of why the Biden administration

is trying to prevent them from being sold.

that menthol cigarettes are more appealing to young people

because the menthol eases the throat irritation

that you experience when you first try a cigarette.

menthols are currently the only flavor of cigarette allowed

43% of smokers in the US used menthols in 2020.

from being sold and distributed in the US,

Menthol, a compound that occurs naturally in mint plants

which creates that numb, chilling sensation.

emphasized the flavor in their older marketing.

♪ Smoother, more refreshing cigarette ♪

- [Narrator] But the FDA says that in addition

in the brain to enhance nicotine's addictive effect,

making menthol cigarettes even more additive

and then they keep them hooked for a lifetime,

- [Narrator] The biggest US tobacco companies

- [Narrator] Despite this, the FDA got White House support

which aims to reduce the cancer death rate

- The rules announced today would enforce regulations

and what companies manufacture and distribute.

would prompt an estimated 1.3 million US smokers to quit.

disproportionately impacts youth and young adults.

and high school students had smoked a cigarette

Of those, about 47% reported smoking a menthol.

The flavor is also popular among Black smokers.

like Newport, Kool and Salem to Black people,

distributing free packs in Black neighborhoods

- [Narrator] Black smokers are more likely to use menthols.

of smoking-related cancers than other groups,

The NAACP has been in support of the ban,

have had a devastating impact on our community."

But others think the ban could present problems.

has given money to prominent Black community leaders

from Reynolds for things like scholarships

but the money has not influenced his opinion.

Sharpton did not reply to requests for comment.

and members of the Congressional Black Caucus

will disproportionately impact people of color.

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