My first article was about alcohol & tobacco on minority groups mostly African Americans and Hispanics. The author David Moore explains that marketeers are targeting these two groups and leaves open a debate about whether its about racism or about revenue. He lists statistics on alcohol and tobacco consumption on both these groups compared to that of Anglo Saxons. He also uses graphs to point out various trends. In urban areas like South Central Los Angeles their are many liquor stores among both minority groups. There are trends in the study which explains cigarette smoking among African Americans in which menthol cigarette's (Benson & Hedges) are chosen over other brands. The analysis points out that these cigarette's have double the tar. The study also shows the health effects like alcoholism and lung cancer disease compared to other races.
From article: " This paper examines whether increased consumption of tobacco and alcohol products by minority groups is a function of target marketing campaigns directed at these groups by marketeers, and whether such contribute to the perception of racism."
From article: " Reports from the Centers for Disease Control (Office on Smoking and Health) indicate that 76 percent of blacks smoke menthol cigarettes, compared with 23 percent of whites, and another study showed that blacks were twice as likely to smoke mentholated cigarettes compared to whites."
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