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Let’s learn from our neighbors from the North as we get the menthol flavor out of cigarettes

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In the trenches on the medicine wards and smoking cessation clinics at Parkland Hospital  and UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center, I see firsthand the increased prevalence of smoking in the Black population, their frequent use of menthol, and the ravaging toll it takes on their health.

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David Balis, MD
Director, Smoking Cessation Clinics, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center; Professor, General Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern
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