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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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    Steve Oyer

    Steve Oyer is a seasoned investment executive with over 40 years of business and investment experience.

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    As the Senior Vice President of product for the Innovations center at Truth Initiative, Jacobs brings an empathic, user-centered approach to product design t

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    Sarah Shank

    A trusted partner across the organization, Sarah Shank has been with Truth Initiative since 2009, when she came onboard to support the consumer launch of Bec

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    Lisa Watkins brings three decades of nonprofit accounting experience to her work at Truth Initiative.

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    Jessica Miller Rath

    As a behavioral scientist, Dr. Jessica Rath leads the formative research and impact evaluation of the truth® campaign.

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    Tina M. Morgan

    Tina Morgan has been with Truth Initiative since 1999.

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    2023 Annual Report

    We are pleased to share the significant progress we made in 2023, detailed in this report: Building a tobacco-free future where anyone can quit

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    Christy Hartsell is responsible for leading our efforts to engage with companies, government entities, foundations and other organizations to provide critica