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Yashi Srivastava

Yashi Srivastava is a Junior at Rutgers University – New Brunswick majoring in Information Technology & Informatics and minoring in Digital Communication

The President’s FY18 budget could reverse years of progress in tobacco control

The president’s proposed fiscal year 2018 federal budget includes cuts to programs at the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health and the

As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth Tobacco Use Hits Record High Derailing Years of Progress and Putting a New Generation at Risk

The youth smoking rate has fallen to just 3.7%, but e-cigarettes have put millions of teens on a path to nicotine addiction with a largely unregulated produc

Fewer than half of young people aware of connection between vaping and COVID-19 risk

The new campaign from truth is working to change misperceptions about e-cigarette use and the risk of testing positive for COVID-19.

While less harmful than cigarettes, e-cigarettes pose several risks

A recent review of e-cigarette science by the European Public Health Association finds that e-cigarettes should not be considered safe.

Television, Print and Social Ad Campaign Calls on President Trump to Put Kids’ Lives Above Tobacco Industry Profits

Public health advocates urge administration to issue guidance prohibiting all flavored e-cigarettes.

How the National Lung Cancer Summit can shine a light on the cancer moonshot

Lung Cancer Alliance gathers in Washington, D.C.

3 innovative ways a DC consortium is tackling tobacco use disparities

To address local disparities in tobacco use, a coalition in Washington, D.C., is developing innovative methods for reducing tobacco use.

5 things FDA should do about JUUL e-cigarettes

Six public health and medical groups are calling on the agency to act to protect youth.

Zyn rewards program follows Big Tobacco’s marketing playbook

Zyn rewards program follows Big Tobacco’s marketing playbook

New grants fund research linking cessation with lung cancer screening

Truth Initiative secured funding from the National Cancer Institute to study ways to help lung cancer screening patients quit smoking.

The difference between commercial tobacco and sacred tobacco