King described that because of the amount of gray area from user to user, whether it is their age, how often and how much they consume, or their other habits, it is difficult to talk about what it means to quit and how difficult that process will be
The questions covered general information, details about smoking (such as average number of cigarettes smoked per day and duration of smoking in years), information about any systemic or local diseases, and prescribed medications
"Our message remains clear -- if the Biden Administration truly cares about Black lives, they will act swiftly to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products," Willoughby added
But, epidemiological models may not fully account for the fact that people who are ill (or, especially people who are more likely to become ill) are more inclined to begin smoking, and more disinclined to discontinue smoking