Dozens of health organizations pledge 'full support' for federal ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

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4. Yes. I started smoking menthol cigarettes... very smooth and pleasant (I thought.)

And even when I was out of smokes and craving a cigarette, it was damn near impossible for me to tolerate an ordinary cigarette offered to me by one of my smoking co-workers.

I "needed" the menthol flavoring to make it tolerable.

What a waste of money over the years! So glad to be smoke free for 10+ years.

For a very long time, I was one of the fatalist smokers who believed "the damage has been done, why quit now?" But I can assure you that my life and health and stamina (and bank account) are all so much better without that evil controlling me.

Now, the smell of cigarettes nauseates me. I can smell it on others at 20 paces. Did I smell that bad? "Surely not," I tell myself... but I know I did.

Honestly, I think cigarettes should be outlawed too. Or, raise the tax to $20 a pack. One dollar for each cigarette!