The FDA, citing a previous study, has projected that ending menthol sales would lead an additional 923,000 smokers to quit, including 230,000 African Americans in the first 13 to 17 months after a ban goes into effect. The agency also points to another study, which produced findings suggesting a menthol ban would save 633,000 total lives, including about 237,000 deaths averted for African Americans. Whatever the numbers turn out to be, the ban is unlikely to happen within the next year
"The main vector of that is menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars." The FDA's proposed rule would ban both, which the agency says will "address health disparities experienced by communities of color." Action on Smoking and Health welcomed the FDA's ban, calling it "a major step forward in Saving Black Lives" and averring that "menthol advertising violates the right to health of Black Americans." Although menthol and nonmenthol cigarettes pose similar hazards, the FDA says menthol makes smoking more appealing and harder to quit
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