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    Vine stars debunk social smoking myths with truth

    Vine stars have an important message: no matter how much or how little you smoke, Big Tobacco gets paid every time you light up, so don’t get played!

    Oct. 01, 2015
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    Kathy Crosby

    Kathy Crosby is the CEO and President of Truth Initiative, the nation’s largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to preventing youth

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    Gary Tang

    Gary Tang is the Chief Financial and Investment Officer at Truth Initiative, where he provides strategic financial leadership and oversees all aspects of the

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    The opioid crisis

    Young people are particularly vulnerable to opioid misuse. Two decades of combating commercial tobacco use has prepared us to continue the fight and contribute to ending this epidemic by sharing our expertise in youth and young adult education and prevention.

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    Vivian Nartey

    As a Youth Liaison on the Truth Initiative Board of Directors, Vivian Nartey brings a fresh, informed perspective to nonprofit organizational leadership

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    Amanda L. Graham

    As Chief Health Officer, Dr. Graham leads the tobacco cessation efforts of Truth Initiative with a focus on improving the health of the nation.

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    Elizabeth C. Hair

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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.

    Nov. 02, 2015
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    2016 Effie Award Winner

    Truth® won four awards -- two golds, a silver and a bronze -- at the 2016 North American Effie Awards

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    2015 Effie Award Winner

    Truth® won four awards -- two golds, a silver and a bronze -- at the 2015 North American Effie Awards

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    Dangerous delays: The failure to regulate e-cigarettes

    E-cigarettes have been allowed to stay on the market for years without undergoing a full review of their public health impact, sparking a sustained and ongoing epidemic of youth use.

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    Samuel Rose

    Samuel “Sam” Rose, a rising junior at Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina, brings his personal journey as a former e-cigarette user to his role a