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Woman Watching TV
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TV ads for e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches show youth-appealing content that is banned for cigarettes

Sep. 26, 2024
Advertising
Marketing
Looking at Instagram on a phone
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Nearly 90% of Instagram posts by tobacco companies violate either federal regulations or guidance on youth marketing

Aug. 26, 2024
Marketing
teen
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Text message program from Truth Initiative helps teens quit e-cigarettes

Aug. 08, 2024
Tools
Puff Bar litter
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Not-so-disposable e-cigarettes: Young people grapple with e-cigarette waste amid lack of safe disposal options

Jul. 29, 2024
Environment
Girl on the phone and vaping
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Young people enrolled in Truth Initiative quit vaping program report high levels of e-cigarette addiction

May. 21, 2024
Tools
College kids walking on campus
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New study: E-cigarette use linked to prior mental illness diagnosis among college students

Mar. 08, 2024
E-cigarettes / Vaping
Screenshots of discreet shipping vapes on TikTok
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Youth have easy access to e-cigarettes online through lax age verification and concealed deliveries

Feb. 05, 2024
E-cigarettes / Vaping
phone e-cig marketing
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Concerns about health and mental health increasingly drive young people to quit vaping

Jan. 10, 2024
Tools
Girl on the phone and vaping
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander American youth report high levels of e-cigarette use

Dec. 20, 2023
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Youth