the cessation rates were similar or better, Makosky Daley says
States consider menthol cigarette bans as feds delay action About 80% of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes, which are more harmful than regular cigarettes
In a 2018 statewide poll commission by GBPI, 76 percent of Georgians supported raising the tobacco tax by $1 per pack
[10] Breakdown by age revealed the age range between 16 and 17 had highest prevalence (13.6%), followed by the 14 to 15 age range (4.6%), and the 12 to 13 age range (1.2%)
Moreover, 2005 data from a separate source, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Youth Behavior Risk Surveillance System (YRBSS), show a slight rise in the prevalence of use among high school youth (combining grades 9 through 12) between 2003 and 2005, from 21.9 to 23 percent (CDC 2006a)