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Opioid dependence can happen after just 5 days

Young Americans are particularly vulnerable to misunderstanding the risks associated with opioid misuse, addiction and the dangerous spiral down from prescri

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.

Youth vaping, smoking & nicotine use

Truth Initiative® awards five truth IMPACT scholarships to young adult leaders making a difference in their communities

Recipients from California, Georgia, Maine, North Dakota and Texas are taking action to address youth nicotine use and its impact on mental health, social ju

What is “tobacco-free” nicotine?

These flavored products, which have yet to face significant regulation, are prompting concerns about youth use and causing confusion.

Young people share how nicotine use affected their stress

Many young people who know the cycle of nicotine withdrawal from vaping firsthand have shared with truth what it’s like.

Read this before trying to quit smoking ‘cold turkey’

Quitting “cold turkey” has a low success rate due to the nature of addiction — addiction undermines willpower, or the ability to control impulses through dec

Surgeon General joins Truth Initiative Impact Series to discuss nicotine and mental health

The latest Truth Initiative Impact Series, “Exposing Vaping as a Mental Health Issue,” was first broadcast as part of a larger session at The Atlantic Festiv

How e-cigarette brands are trying to link vaping with mental health

As youth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels and many young people report mental health concerns amid the pandemic, these marketing themes can be seen

While you were streaming: Smoking on demand

A surge in tobacco imagery on TV, Netflix and other streaming platforms is putting youth at risk.

Vaping content on Instagram violates federal regulations and social media platform policies

Influencer content that promotes vaping on Instagram frequently violates both federal advertising regulations and the social media platform’s policies.