tax rate on tobacco is only about half that of the tax rate in EU countries, Europeans are somewhat immune to new taxes
4,5 For example, people with mental illness or a substance use disorder account for 25 percent of the adult population, but they consumed 40 percent of cigarettes sold in the United States
But menthol cigarettes are heavily favored by African-Americans, used by about 75 percent of black smokers, while only one in four white smokers prefer menthol
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