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Menthol cigarettes make up how much of the US cigarette market?

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Menthol cigarettes make up how much of the US cigarette market?

Menthol cigarettes make up about one-third of the $80 billion US cigarette market, and about 18.5 million Americans smoke them._x000D_

Are menthol cigarettes being banned in the US?

_x000D_The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Apr. 26, 2022, a plan to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes in the United States. According to a government survey, nearly 85 percent of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes, compared with 29 percent of white smokers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says African American men have the highest lung cancer rates in America. Cigarettes are estimated to cause 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, and about half of teenage smokers report that they use menthol cigarettes.

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