There's a public health emergency unfolding right before our eyes — and the cause couldn't be clearer.
Menthol cigarettes pose a tremendous public health threat — they make it easier to start and harder to quit smoking.
OUR SOLUTION: ASK COMMON COUNCIL TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND FUTURE OF BUFFALO'S YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. TELL THEM TO END THE SALE OF MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND ALL OTHER FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Big Tobacco has used menthol cigarettes to target Black youth and communities for decades, with devastating health consequences. Now, due to that heavy targeting, 85% of Black smokers use menthols. But we can change this in Buffalo — and join the growing number of communities in the Northeast and across the country that have taken action against these insidious products.
