Study: Tobacco Ads Target Low-Income, Black Youth
Marketing for menthol cigarettes in California is higher at retailers near high schools with more low-income, black students, according to a study by the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Lisa Henriksen of the Stanford Prevention Research Center -- which recently presented the research at a legislative briefing in Sacramento -- said, "There is a systematic targeting (of disadvantaged communities) in the tobacco industry, which is an extraordinary public health problem."
- "Tobacco Marketing Targets Low-Income, Black Youth, Researchers Say" (Yeung, California Watch, 4/23).