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States still shortchanging prevention programs that save lives and health care dollars

20 years after reaching a landmark legal settlement, states still spend only a small fraction of their tobacco revenue on prevention and quitting programs.

Rising vaping rates among lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people outpace peers, widening tobacco use gap

Between 2020 and 2021, e-cigarette use rates rose at higher rates among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth compared to heterosexual youth.

Tobacco Nation: A Call to Eliminate Geographic Smoking Disparities in the U.S.

Smoking prevalence is nearly 50% higher in a group of Midwestern and Southern states compared to the rest of the country.

Tobacco Nation: An ongoing crisis

Examining the health and policy disparities of U.S. states with the highest smoking rates.

The importance of tobacco taxes

The research is clear — increases in tobacco taxes decrease tobacco use.

Tobacco Nation: The deadly state of smoking disparity in the U.S.

Smoking rates in “Tobacco Nation” are undermining dramatic declines in smoking across America.

Colliding Crises: Youth Mental Health and Nicotine Use

Two health crises among youth — a mental health crisis and a vaping epidemic — pose increasing threats to a generation of young people.

A classroom crisis: How the youth vaping epidemic is impacting teachers

As the youth vaping epidemic continues to surge, schools are playing a central role in confronting and addressing the crisis.

How tobacco companies use experiential marketing

Experiential marketing — the tactic of encouraging consumers to experience or interact with a brand at recreational venues and events, such as concerts, bars

Action needed: Tobacco in pop culture

Despite a 1998 law prohibiting paid tobacco product placements in movies and TV programming, tobacco imagery is still seen on screens everywhere, including m

Flavored tobacco policy resource center

Smokeless tobacco: Facts, stats, and regulations

To spread the truth about smokeless tobacco, Truth Initiative has summarized the key facts for you to know, use and share.