Menthol cigarettes have been heavily advertised in black communities, which, in my view, has led to this very high prevalency rate among black males. Black men are about 20 percent more likely to develop lung cancer than white men, according to the American Cancer Society
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Mock-up sets of cigarette packs based on the Philippines law on GHWs, and Thailands and Singapores plain packaging were shown to respondents to rate their attractiveness, quality, taste, cost, social appeal, appeal to youth, noticeability, appeal to non-smokers, attempt to quit, ease of quitting, discouraging smoking, and perceived harm to health on a five-point Lickert scale
Policymakers should tap into this evidence for an opportunity to uphold the Filipinos right to health and to help fulfill the Philippines obligations to the FCTC by introducing plain packaging on tobacco products - with larger, more effective, and noticeable graphic health warnings and less attractive and less appealing packaging, devoid of misleading information