Evidence from tobacco industry documents also shows that tobacco companies specifically targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarette advertising
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Conclusion There is sufficient evidence that cigarette filters are a fraud, primarily acting as a marketing tool with which the tobacco industry has deceived the public into believing there is some health benefit from smoking filtered cigarettes compared with unfiltered cigarettes
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