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Cigarette smoking among teens down, but e-cigarette use up

Teen smoking of traditional tobacco cigarettes in the United States reached a new low of eight percent in 2014, but the data from the annual “Monitoring the

Common smoking triggers and how to beat them

For smokers preparing to quit, figuring out how to deal with triggers is one of the first steps to successfully making a plan to quit.

18 schools pledge to go tobacco-free through college program initiative

The Truth Initiative Tobacco-Free College Program provides up to $20,000 for schools to engage their campus community to address smoking and tobacco use.

Former navy secretary Ray Mabus on the culture of smoking in the military

Former Secretary of the U.S.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em and if you're 21

The evidence shows raising the minimum age of sale of tobacco products to 21 will prevent uptake of smoking by young people.

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Helping people with HIV/AIDS quit smoking

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous for everyone, but for people with HIV, it puts them at a higher risk of the negative health effects of tobacco use and HIV-re

The power of truth

For 25 years, truth® has been delivering the facts about smoking, vaping, and nicotine addiction to empower young people to make informed choices and influence their peers and communities to do the same.

#NoMentholMondays: The targeted marketing of menthols and African-American history

In July 2014, the Smithsonian announced that Altria Group, owner of Philip Morris and one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, had contributed $1 millio

Leading health organizations seek to intervene in defense of FDA rule on e-cigarettes, cigars

Six leading public health organizations today asked federal courts to allow them to intervene in two lawsuits brought by the electronic cigarette and cigar i

New research will explore ways to help heavy drinkers quit smoking

Researchers at the Schroeder Institute® for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative have been awarded a grant from Brown University and the N