Will banning Menthol Cigarettes Do anything to help?
| www.dmcantor.com David M Cantor, a Phoenix DUI Lawyer, talks about a recent recommendation to ban Menthol Cigarettes from a panel of the FDA. The panel cites that while Menthol cigarettes pose no additional health danger than other types of cigarettes the 'minty' flavor of Menthol's means that more teenagers may smoke them. The report also cites that the African American community is also more succeptable to this same factor. David agrees with the argument that teenagers are at risk here but the argument that African Americans are at risk seems like a slippery slope argument. Are they implying that African Americans are similar to teenagers and cannot tell if something is bad for them? What do you think? Read more at http Arizona Republic "WASHINGTON - An expert advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration that has been studying whether the government should ban menthol cigarettes said Friday that the "removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit the public health." The scientific advisory panel, made up of scientists, physicians and public-health experts, spent a year analyzing the impact of menthol cigarettes before releasing the draft recommendations to the FDA. The agency is not bound to follow the advice of its advisory panels, but often does. The panel's assessment is, in effect, a recommendation that the FDA consider banning menthol cigarettes. The panel found that menthol cigarettes, with their characteristic "minty" flavor, do not pose ... |
Duration: 00:02:26 Rating:  View: 316From: azcriminallawyer Keywords: menthol, cigarettes, health, help, natural, race, bias, philosophy, nature, argument, vlog, opinion, news |
Related Video
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star:
Star: