Dozens of health organizations pledge ‘full support’ for federal ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars | CNN
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Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of a federal ban on menthol in cigarettes and all flavored cigars.

Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of a federal ban on menthol in cigarettes and all flavored cigars.

“The answer is clear,” the full-page ad says. “Saving lives starts by ending the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.

“Smoking kills nearly half a million people in the United States each year, and these addictive, deadly products are a big part of the problem. The FDA and White House have our full support to release lifesaving rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.”

  • BenGFHC@kbin.social
    418·
    2 years ago

    In places where healthcare is vaguely civilized, your unhealthy addiction becomes my business because it comes with negative social externalities in the form of additional cost and strain on a public health service.

    Edit: Spelling

    • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
      155·
      2 years ago

      This is an article and discussion specifically about a federal ban in the US. So, unless you live here, it’s not your business.

    • soren446@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 years ago

      “Vaguely civilized” my man what the fuck are you talking about? Is Germany one of those civilized healthcare places? Because I can get beer and cigarettes out of a vending machine there without an ID and wanna guess what the number 1 and number 2 causes of death are in most countries? Heart attacks and cancer. Which both HEAVILY contribute to.

      Either ban things that cause harm and increase costs and strain on public services in full or shut up. It’s a long fucking list that’s gonna include a lot of things you enjoy.

    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
      6·
      2 years ago

      Should we ban junk food then? How about a fat tax? I’d wager obesity is a far bigger strain on the healthcare system than smoking is.

    • Melkath@kbin.social
      127·
      2 years ago

      Doesn’t sound very civilized at all.

      Sounds judgy, controlling, biased, and miserable.