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With e-cigarette use now epidemic among teens, and cigarettes still the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a series of moves meant to drive young people away from tobacco products

The FDAs own scientific analysis concluded that menthol cigarettes increase smoking initiation and progression to regular smoking among youth and young adults, increase nicotine dependence (addiction), and reduce success in quitting, especially among Black menthol smokers

But calls for action have been growing and last year the House of Representatives voted to ban the flavor with support from the majority of Black members

So, a menthol ban is projected to have a heavier impact in the United States' Black community, Chaiton said

But the majority of the evidence is clear, to reduce youth tobacco use, it is imperative that federal, state, and local policymakers prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products including mint and menthol flavors