The NAACP is outraged and disgusted, but we refuse to be deterred. Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, noted in a statement that its been two years since the administration released proposed rules backed by extensive scientific evidence and said that inaction is enabling the tobacco industry to continue aggressively marketing these products and attracting and addicting new users. American Lung Association spokesperson Erika Sward said in a statement that the decision to delay action is deeply troubling and does not reflect the science or the response from the civil rights community, including the NAACP, that these rules would save lives and prevent kids from starting to smoke
Doshi V, Ying-Lai M, Azen SP, Varma R, Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group
Bentley P, Driver J, Dolan RJ
Although tobacco control efforts over the past five decades have successfully reduced overall smoking prevalence, the health benefits have been unevenly distributed across groups stratified by socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation, contributing to persistent disparities in health outcomes
