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While you were streaming: Smoking on demand

A surge in tobacco imagery on TV, Netflix and other streaming platforms is putting youth at risk.

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JUUL keeps saying its popularity with young people is an accident

JUUL says their popularity with youth was an unintended consequence of their efforts to help adult smokers quit. The company’s actions tell a different story.

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What do the U.S. states with the highest smoking rates have in common?

Why do these 13 states have higher smoking rates and greater health consequences than the rest of U.S.?

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Quit vaping program sees high enrollment and engagement, as thousands seek help amid youth e-cigarette use epidemic

More than 27,000 teens and young adults enrolled in a first-of-its-kind quit vaping program within just five weeks after its launch.

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The Truth About Opioids campaign wins Emmy award

The youth and young adult opioid misuse prevention and education campaign, The Truth About Opioids, won an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Class – Short Format Daytime Program category at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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While you were streaming: Smoking on demand

A surge in tobacco imagery on TV, Netflix and other streaming platforms is putting youth at risk.

Jul. 2, 2019

Tobacco in pop culture TV

JUUL keeps saying its popularity with young people is an accident

Jul. 19, 2019

JUUL

What do the U.S. states with the highest smoking rates have in common?

Jun. 06, 2019

Geographic Disparity

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In Public Health Win, Federal Court Sets 10-Month Deadline for E-Cigarette Makers to Apply to FDA to Keep Products on the Market

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New Research from Truth Initiative® Illustrates Dramatic Increase in Smoking Imagery in Shows Popular with Young People

Jul. 03, 2019