# Banning menthol cigarettes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973 "2021-04-28T19:02:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973/341 "2024-05-02T04:11:08Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> No-My point is that newer numbers would give us a more accurate read as to whether the problem is growing, staying the same or decreasing at a desired rate.

Slightly decreasing at about 1000 per decade- and remember, those dead today were subjected to the smoke decades ago.

So in other words, it is still a serious problem,

> [@fedman1](#):
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> But as I said, you don’t want the risk, don’t apply/attend, nobody’s forcing you–that’s called choice

And thus this is still very very wrong.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973/342 "2024-05-02T04:12:47Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Slightly decreasing at about 1000 per decade

Is that an assumption based on the previous rate of decrease, or is that based on somewhat current stats?

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973/343 "2024-05-02T04:24:05Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Is that an assumption based on the previous rate of decrease, or is that based on somewhat current stats?

Read the cites.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-menthol-cigarettes/940973/344 "2024-05-14T16:26:51Z")

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Are you trying to make some sort of point here or are you just curious about the stats? Dr.Deth’s cite showed that second hand smoke can be deadly.

If its going down, its likely because anti-smoking regulations reduced exposure. Which just strengthens his point that anti-smoking regulations are a good thing.

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