Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, associate professor at the School of Medicine, wrote a letter to the editor addressing menthol-flavored tobacco products that target African-Americans. Her piece, titled “Crack down on menthol-flavored tobacco products geared to African-Americans,” was published on cleveland.com.
Larkins-Pettigrew explains that tobacco companies gear menthol products to African American communities, causing these communities harm. She explained how menthol products are often ignored in conversations about stopping tobacco use.