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Tobacco and the environment
E-cigarette and cigarette waste can make its way into the environment where it pollutes water, air, and land with toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and residual
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After approving IQOS, FDA must fully use its powers to protect youth
The FDA must live up to its promise to monitor the use of IQOS and ensure it gets into the hands of smokers looking to quit cigarettes completely and not fue
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JUUL on YouTube
Researchers found more than 8,000 JUUL-related videos that received a total of 260 million views over the 3-year period from 2016 to 2018.
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Young People Celebrate What Quitting Vaping Means to Them in New truth® #ThisIsQuitting TikTok Challenge
As momentum around quitting e-cigarettes mounts, truth is inspiring young vapers to get creative with a TikTok challenge and an innovative resource to quit.<
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Truth Initiative launches 2019 Youth Ambassadors Program to build tobacco- and smoke-free communities
truth Ambassadors are a group of youth and young adults creating and promoting projects that inspire tobacco- and smoke-free communities around the country.<
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Nicole Dueffert
Nicole Dueffert brings her own brand of “Minnesota nice” to Truth Initiative.
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How to quit JUUL
If you are looking for resources about how to quit JUUL, the massively popular e-cigarette that is driving a youth vaping epidemic, you are not alone.
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FDA proposes needed action on menthol, but falls short to stem youth e-cigarette epidemic
The agency's plans to take action on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars are significant, but the proposed sales restrictions on e-cigarettes are not
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Many young people turn to nicotine to deal with stress, anxiety and depression, but don’t know it may be making them feel worse
A large majority of young people who have used e-cigarettes started vaping because of feelings of stress, anxiety or depression, and many continue vaping to
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truth launches fake vape company “depression stick!” to make a point
Truth Initiative, revealed its latest youth e-cigarette education effort exposing nicotine’s role as a contributor to the worsening youth mental health crisi
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New Report Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains at Epidemic Levels and Harm Perceptions of Vaping Significantly Rise Among Teens
Monitoring the Future shows that nicotine vaping among youth remained high in 2020 with 22% of 10th and 12th graders using e-cigarettes in the last 30 days.<
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Sarah Shank
A trusted partner across the organization, Sarah Shank has been with Truth Initiative since 2009, when she came onboard to support the consumer launch of Bec
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