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2024 ANA Reggie Award

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This is Quitting with Emily Mazza

Take Action

Enlist in our movement, explore our youth activism and leadership programs, share quitting resources, or donate — there are many ways you can take action now. Learn more about how you can be part of preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all.

Cessation access and support

With access to the right resources, freedom from nicotine addiction is possible for everyone. We create cutting-edge solutions to empower people to quit smoking, vaping, or any type of tobacco product. Our market-leading EX Program has helped millions of people on their journeys to quit smoking, vaping, or any tobacco or nicotine product.

Get Involved

Join us in preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all. Learn about how you can help create a future free from nicotine addiction and access free downloadable resources to use in your community. If you or someone you know is in need of quit support, free help is available by texting “EXPROGRAM” to 88709. Let’s work together.

2024 Annual Report

We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2024, detailed in this report: Building a tobacco-free future where anyone can quit

2023 Annual Report

We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2023, detailed in this report: Building a tobacco-free future where anyone can quit

Who We Are

Truth Initiative is the nation’s largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all. Our field-leading approach to behavior change and policy change creates transformative impact through national campaigns, proven-effective quitting programs, and in-school curriculums that help prevent and break the cycle of nicotine addiction at the individual level, and rigorous research and policy leadership that helps advance impactful policies at the population level.

What We Do

To achieve a future free from nicotine addiction, we focus on behavior change and policy change that prevents addiction, supports quitting, expands cessation access, and addresses systemic inequities.

Our mission

At Truth Initiative, we are committed to a future free from lifelong addiction, fostering healthier lives and a more resilient nation. Our mission is clear: prevent youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empower quitting for all.

Our top issues

In our fight to prevent youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empower quitting, we focus on the issues that matter most. To identify these priorities, we constantly monitor, investigate and analyze the latest topics and trends in commercial tobacco and substance use. These are our top issues.

Featured partnerships

Through our partnerships, we are creating a culture that empowers people to leave nicotine behind and embrace a healthier future. We partner with states, local communities, public health organizations, and powerful brands to engage young people, prevent nicotine addiction, and help people quit.

POLICY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Truth Initiative leads policy initiatives and supports young leaders to advocate for healthier communities. We inspire, educate, and mobilize young leaders, coalitions, and organizations to act nationally and in their communities to prevent youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empower quitting for all.