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    Tobacco is a social justice issue: Mental health

    Tobacco use disproportionately affects many marginalized populations—the same groups who have a long history of being exploited by the tobacco industry.

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    Business or Exploitation? Tobacco and social justice

    A new campaign from truth® exposes the tobacco industry’s exploitation of individuals with mental health conditions and members of the military.

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    3 states pass tobacco 21 laws in 3 weeks

    In the span of under 21 days this summer, New Jersey, Maine and Oregon raised the legal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.

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    Q&A: How to train emerging activists to support a social movement

    Enlisting youth and young adults is an important part of igniting and sustaining social movements. But how can you help emerging activists be effective?

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    How to recruit and retain young people to get better survey results

    Truth Initiative® researchers share effective strategies that other public health groups can use to recruit and retain young people for surveys.

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    When is crowdsourced data most useful for research?

    Crowdsourced data collection is gaining popularity because it is convenient, inexpensive and relatively quick.

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    'Black Lives / Black Lungs' documentary shows how menthol tobacco ended up in black communities

    “Black lives / Black Lungs” explores the history, marketing tactics and impact of the tobacco industry targeting African-Americans with menthol tobacco produ

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    Behind the marketing strategy that costs the tobacco industry $900k an hour

    The tobacco industry spent over $8.6 billion on marketing in retail establishments, also called point-of-sale marketing, in 2014.

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    How one student led her apartment complex to go tobacco-free

    Truth Initiative® youth activism fellow Katelynd Todd was driven to adopt a new tobacco-free policy at her apartment complex after learning about the harms o

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    The surprising thing almost all Emmy-nominated dramas and comedies have in common

    Almost all the finalists in the comedy and drama categories are losing when it comes to public health.

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    truth truck rolls out for 18th summer of inspiring youth to end tobacco use

    Each summer truth® has recruited teams of young people to tour the country and make stops at popular entertainment, music and sports events to inspire youth