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In our fight to end youth and young adult nicotine addiction, we focus on the issues that matter most. We constantly monitor the latest topics and trends in commercial tobacco and substance use.

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At Truth Initiative, we are committed to a future free from lifelong addiction, fostering healthier lives and a more resilient nation. We are the nation’s largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all.

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By driving behavior and policy change, we prevent addiction, increase quitting, reduce nicotine dependence, and expand cessation support and access. All backed by rigorous research and evaluation.

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Join us in preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all. Learn about how you can help create a future free from nicotine addiction through activism, scholarships, studies, and more. Let’s work together.

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    The Culture + Cessation Collective

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    Respira Vida

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    Our Team

    Barbara Schillo

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    What We Do

    To achieve a future free from nicotine addiction, we focus on behavior change and policy change that prevents addiction, supports quitting, expands cessation access, and addresses systemic inequities.

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    Financial Statement Report

    2024 Financial Statements

    We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Truth Initiative Foundation and Affiliate (Truth Initiative), which comprise the consol

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    Featured partnerships

    Through our partnerships, we are creating a culture that empowers people to leave nicotine behind and embrace a healthier future. We partner with states, local communities, public health organizations, and powerful brands to engage young people, prevent nicotine addiction, and help people quit.

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    Partnerships

    We join with state and local governments, corporations, nonprofits, and philanthropies to expand the impact of our prevention and cessation resources. 

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    James (Jim) Dunnigan

    Representative Jim Dunnigan is a dedicated public servant and advocate for the residents of Taylorsville and Kearns, Utah.

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    Protecting scientific integrity from tobacco industry interference

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

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    Flavored Tobacco Policy Resources