Historically, cigarettes were marketed heavily towards African American communities, resulting in 70% of underage African American smokers using menthol cigarettes, compared to 50% of underage smokers across the board
But, they were able to show something even more interesting.The increase in nicotinic receptors in the adolescent rat brain occurred more rapidly compared to the adult rat brain, and the young brains did not recover to normal as easily
Obviously, this new trend presents a conundrum for companies like CVS
But these smoke busts are the exception to the rule
But whats perhaps stranger than the edited images is that there are many others that remain untouched
According to Dr Gigi Taguri, Director of Medical Technology here at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, there are 2 main reasons: 1