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Apply for the Truth Initiative Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program

The Truth Initiative Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program is offering grants of up to $20,000 to colleges and universities to support the adoption and implementation of a 100% tobacco/vape-free policy. Grantees of the Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program receive guidance through webinars, an in-person training and one-on-one consultations throughout the grant period. Since 2015, the Tobacco/Vape-Free College Program has provided funding to more than 220 colleges, universities and college systems to advocate for and adopt a 100% tobacco-free policy.

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

Kathy Crosby

Kathy Crosby is the CEO and President of Truth Initiative, the nation's largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to achieving a culture where a

Corporate tobacco cessation programs

Truth Initiative Impact Series

4 foods and drinks that could help smokers quit

Certain foods and drinks can be a potential benefit—or burden—when trying to quit smoking.

FTC intends to track e-cig sales and marketing

All indications are that the popularity of e-cigarettes is rising.

The youth e-cigarette epidemic: 5 important things to know

After decades of drops in the youth smoking rate, e-cigarettes are now the most popular tobacco product among young people — and their popularity is growing.

Millions of smokers go online for help to quit each year

More than 12 million U.S. adults — a third of all smokers — turn to the internet for help quitting each year, according to a new Truth Initiative study.

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

A key to successfully quit smoking and stay quit

There’s a key to successfully quitting that isn’t well known: celebrating the work you’ve done to become tobacco-free.

Three ways to support loved ones while they quit smoking

If someone you care about is quitting tobacco, it can be difficult to know what to say and do. Here are three tips for people supporting a quitter.