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Financial dependence correlated with different smoking rates among Millennials

Despite steady declines in U.S.

2015 state fact sheets

A look at the most recent tobacco use statistics in each state including cigarette use, economics, and state tobacco laws.

Menthol tobacco product use higher among youth, women and African Americans

Menthol is a chemical compound extracted from the peppermint and corn mint plant or created synthetically.

Truth Initiative committed to smoke-free campuses for priority populations

Since the U.S.

truth and Vans team up to spread life-saving messages

truth® is a lifestyle brand. From the beginning, truth has been connected to music, gaming, sports, art and fashion.

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

Smoking in movies directly influences youth smoking rates

As smoking becomes a less socially acceptable behavior, movies are one of the few places where it continues to be portrayed positively — as normal social beh

Two distinct stories emerge from CDC survey on youth tobacco use

The annual National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), released April 16 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows significant drops in cigare

Study explores characteristics of tobacco and e-cigarette online advertisements

A study examining tobacco and e-cigarette online advertisements finds that the ads primarily focus on promoting e-cigarettes, snus, and cigars.

Curriculums to address vaping, cannabis use, and prescription drug misuse

Truth Initiative provides a national youth vaping prevention curriculum and a prescription drug safety curriculum, both made available to schools by EVERFI®, the leader in social impact education.

Our free digital courses guide students through the dangers associated with vaping nicotine, cannabis use, and prescription drug misuse. Through real-world scenarios delivered in an authentic peer-to-peer youth voice, students are empowered to make healthy and informed choices and help others do the same.

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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