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    Sex sells: A look at the tobacco industry’s use of sexual themes to sell products

    As the tobacco industry has evolved, companies continue to use sex to appeal to consumers and associate tobacco products with masculinity and virility.

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    Why are cigarette butts the most littered item on earth?

    Cigarette butts have the longstanding distinction of being the most littered item on earth, with about 4.5 trillion cigarettes discarded each year worldwide.

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    5 unexpected ways smoking affects your body

    Smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer and heart disease, but did you know that it may also dull your taste buds or impair your hearing?

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    truth® exposes unexpected ways tobacco affects young people

    Did you know that smoking may dull your taste buds, harm the environment, and even impact your sex life?

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    6 important facts about JUUL

    The rapid ascension and popularity of the e-cigarette JUUL has left a trail of questions and concerns.

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    4 things parents need to know about JUUL and nicotine addiction

    JUUL e-cigarettes are popular among youth because of their sleek appearance and appealing flavor, but many are unaware that JUUL packs a powerful nicotine pu

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    Are selfies making smoking cool again?

    Big Tobacco gets a stream of free advertising from people on Instagram who post “smoking selfies,” images that may help tobacco companies recruit more young

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    4 marketing tactics e-cigarette companies use to target youth

    From offering candy-flavored tobacco products to college scholarships, manufacturers and sellers of e-cigarettes aggressively target young people.

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    The JUUL copycats that are flooding the market

    What looks like a JUUL, operates like a JUUL, but isn’t a JUUL?

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    More than 760,000 children protected by nationwide smoke-free housing policy

    A nationwide smoke-free policy went into effect at all federal public housing units, a move that protects millions of residents and staff from the dangers of

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    How a group of Indiana youth is changing social norms around smoking

    Grant recipients in Indiana are educating and engaging young people around the issue of tobacco use in movies, at local events and on social media.

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    Women’s colleges now eligible for tobacco-free campus grant

    Truth Initiative is accepting applications for grants to women’s colleges, minority-serving academic institutions and community colleges to adopt tobacco-fre