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How some local governments are keeping the number of tobacco retailers in check
Measures to restrict tobacco retailer licensing and density are one way to combat the impact of tobacco point-of-sale marketing.
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Meet the North Carolina Rep. taking on tobacco on the industry’s home turf
Alma Adams, a two-term U.S. representative from North Carolina, has long been an advocate for tobacco prevention.
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Mental Illness Awareness Week: The surgeon general on stigma
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discusses the importance of mental health and combating the stigma surrounding mental illness.
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#NoMentholMonday: How menthols create challenges for smokers who want to quit
The targeted marketing of menthol cigarettes to African American smokers creates unique challenges when it comes to helping those smokers quit, according to
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Featured Community Projects
Truth Initiative encourages young people to take action in their communities by developing and implementing local commercial tobacco control projects. From a documentary on the infiltration of menthol cigarettes into the African-American community to a children's book encouraging Native American youth to reject tobacco, young people across the nation are engaging, educating and empowering their community members to end tobacco use.
Explore examples of youth activists in action.
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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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5 things the tobacco industry didn’t do until it was forced to
Tobacco companies have historically not stopped or attempted to rectify some of their worst offenses until they were forced to by new regulations or a court
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Research shows need for FDA action on American Spirit's misleading cigarette packaging
Research shows that aspects of American Spirit cigarette packs lead U.S.
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Where we stand: Regulating flavored tobacco products
Truth Initiative joined the African-American Tobacco Control Leadership Council to call for FDA to issue a rule banning the sale of all flavored tobacco prod
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Former smokers who quit within the past year are 4 times more likely to be daily e-cigarette users
Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School of Public Health and the Steven A.
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Big Tobacco $20: States $1 = deadly ratio
Tobacco companies spend $20 to market their deadly products for every $1 the states spend on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, acc
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