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Most U.S. Adults Want To Ban Tobacco Products

FDA To Propose Ban On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Packs of menthol-flavored and non-menthol cigarettes are displayed for sale in a smoke shop on April 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to ban both menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars in a move hailed by public health experts which could potentially lead to 1.3 million people quitting smoking. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

 

 

According to a new CDC survey, most adults support the ban on all tobacco products.

 

FDA To Propose Ban On Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Packs of menthol-flavored and non-menthol cigarettes are displayed for sale in a smoke shop on April 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to ban both menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars in a move hailed by public health experts which could potentially lead to 1.3 million people quitting smoking. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

 

 

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease in the US where nearly 31 million Americans smoke.

 

While the FDA is considering banning flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes, experts continue to warn that menthol enhances the effect of nicotine in the brain and makes smoking easier to start and harder to quit.