I am insulted that the tobacco industry would make an effort to make us believe that mentholated cigarettes are part of African American culture, and that this is a discriminatory piece of legislation against Black people, then-Assemblywoman Shirley Weber said before the Legislature voted on the ban
The only intense thing about it is how you can intensely sniff it up close and not burn your nostrils, but that's what makes the original smell so amazing in the air
Nearly all respondents (99.6%) acknowledged the detrimental impact of smoking on health, with 86.3% asserting that active smoking is more harmful than passive smoking
Also from the 2008 Surgeon Generals Update: The FDA has added a warning regarding varenicline regarding possible attitude/mood changes including depression, agitation, thoughts of suicide, and suicidal activity
Nature 346:561564 Mazzone P, Tierney W, Hossain M, Puvenna V, Janigro D, Cucullo L (2010) Pathophysiological impact of cigarette smoke exposure on the cerebrovascular system with a focus on the blood-brain barrier: expanding the awareness of smoking toxicity in an underappreciated area