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    Research funded to study the appeal of menthol and smoking by people with HIV

    Researchers at the Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative received funding for two one-year pilot projects from MeTR

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    New research sheds light on who smokes menthol cigarettes

    Young adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are more likely to be female, black or Hispanic, or identify as LGBT compared to non-menthol smokers

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    NAACP delegates endorse push to say no to menthols

    NAACP adopted a resolution supporting efforts at the state and local level to restrict the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products

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    2016 National Summit on Youth Activism concludes

    A summer tobacco-control training program for youth who are recruited to attend from community-serving organizations around the country.

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    Where we stand: Little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

    Truth Initiative lays out the policies it supports with respect to little cigars, cigarillos and cigars

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    Where we stand: Tobacco and the cancer moonshot

    Truth Initiative is urging the National Cancer Moonshot Task Force to take immediate action to emphasize tobacco control in the initiative.

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    How online cessation tools can help young adults quit smoking

    Web-based interventions intended to help smokers quit can be effective and may be a viable option for connecting with young adult smokers

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    Two years after the ban: How CVS continues to take on tobacco

    When CVS announced its plans to ban cigarette sales in 2014, the media took note.

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    Teens stopped #CATmageddon and can now enlist pets to send their message to big tobacco

    the truth® campaign is launching a #PEEtition drive to pressure Big Tobacco to admit that smoking kills pets, too.

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    How cities and states are making it harder to sell cigarettes to youth

    Retail merchants in Chicago will be prohibited from selling cigarettes or other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21,

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    What carrying a pack of cigarettes says about young smokers

    Truth Initiative researchers found that young tobacco users who carry a pack of cigarettes are less likely to see tobacco as a significant danger to themselv

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    CDC highlights need for comprehensive smoke-free policies

    New data from the CDC shows that half the country is not protected from the harms of secondhand smoke via comprehensive smoke-free laws.