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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

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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.

Rise Together: What you can do

Cessation access and support

With access to the right resources, freedom from nicotine addiction is possible for everyone. We create cutting-edge solutions to empower people to quit smoking, vaping, or any type of tobacco product. Our market-leading EX Program has helped millions of people on their journeys to quit smoking, vaping, or any tobacco or nicotine product.

Outsmart Nicotine

Quitting is hard, but with the right support, anyone can break free from nicotine addiction – and they don’t have to go it alone. That’s the message behind Outsmart Nicotine, a national campaign from Truth Initiative that empowers young people to break the cycle of nicotine addiction for good with an enhanced EX Program.

YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT NICOTINE ADDICTION PREVENTION & EDUCATION

Everyone deserves the chance to live free from nicotine addiction. Through our national public education campaigns, as well as in-school curriculums, we are inspiring a movement to live free from nicotine addiction by empowering young people to quit or never start in the first place.