This can include finding healthy alternatives to smoking, such as exercise or meditation, and seeking support from friends, family, or a support group
Delnevo, Ganz, and Goodwin in their research, "Banning Menthol Cigarettes: A Social Justice Issue Long Overdue," today 85% of all Black smokers smoke menthols compared to just 29% of whites
The State of California banned them under Senate Bill 793, but that law, signed by Governor Newsom this August, was challenged, and voters will get a chance to vote flavored tobacco products up or down on the November 2022 ballot
Assessing the lung cancer risk reduction potential of cMRTPs before or soon after they are introduced into the market is hampered by (i) the absence of clinical risk markers that are predictive of future lung cancer development, (ii) the latency of lung cancer manifestation (decades of smoking), and (iii) the slow reduction in excess risk upon smoking cessation and a fortiori upon switching to a cMRTP