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What should educators do if they catch students vaping at school?

Here are suggestions for how best to address student tobacco use in school.

Menthol: facts, stats and regulations

Menthol makes cigarettes and other tobacco products easier to smoke — and harder to quit.

Straight to vape

Study finds that youth and young adults with high exposure to popular streaming and TV shows containing tobacco images are three times more likely to start v

U.S. E-cigarette Sales Climbed during 2020-2022

A study released today found that overall e-cigarette monthly unit sales increased by 46.6%—from 15.5 million units in January of 2020, to 22.7 million units

Truth Initiative and EVERFI Join Forces with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General to Address the Alarming Trend of Prescription Drug Overdoses among Young People

Opioid misuse is a complex issue that needs to be addressed from various perspectives, including in the classroom.

“It’s Everywhere”: Middle and High School Educator Perspectives on Nicotine Use in Schools

Truth Initiative asked middle and high school educators across the U.S. to share their on-the-ground perspectives on tobacco and nicotine products

Resources to end nicotine addiction in your community

What is hookah?

This centuries-old waterpipe is used for smoking flavored tobacco called shisha, which is heated by charcoal to create smoke that is inhaled through a hose a

New study: Text message quit-vaping program can help young people quit both nicotine and cannabis

The study demonstrates compelling evidence that participants receiving text message support to quit vaping were more likely to achieve dual abstinence from b

Nicotine and the young brain

Nicotine is harmful to developing brains and its use during adolescence can disrupt the formation of brain circuits that control attention, learning, and sus

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

Nine young leaders are mobilizing their peers as the new class of truth Ambassadors

As one of the youth leadership programs at Truth Initiative, truth Ambassadors are young people who are passionate about tobacco control advocacy.