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truth® campaign successful in saving lives and preventing youth smoking

Exposure to the award-winning truth campaign prevented more than 300,000 U.S. youth and young adults from becoming smokers during 2015-2016.

Teens stop #CATmageddon; Enlist pets to send their message to Big Tobacco

truth®, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, is asking teens (and their pets) to make their mark—literally—on

Helping community colleges kick their tobacco-free campus efforts into gear

Truth Initiative is offering grants to community colleges that do not currently have smoke-free policies in place to protect students, faculty and staff on t

7 solutions for reducing tobacco use disparities

A group of top health and advocacy experts recently came together to tackle one of the biggest problems facing public health: What can we do to eliminate tob

78 groups call for tobacco education in head start programs

We’re leading the charge with 77 other non-profit and government agencies, corporations and individuals to urge the U.S.

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Why tobacco is a racial justice issue

Truth Initiative has long recognized that racism is a public health issue and found that there are major reasons why racial disparities in tobacco use persis

Adult smoking rates continue to underscore health disparities

The latest data show a decline in the overall smoking rate, but many groups continue to smoke at much higher rates than the rest of the population.

Are organic or natural cigarettes safer to smoke?

Organic tobacco and tobacco with no additives does not make a healthier or safer cigarette.

How African-American leaders are taking on menthol

African-American organizations, public health groups and other tobacco control advocates are stepping up efforts to restrict the sale of menthol cigarettes.<

Youth call on Walgreens to stop selling tobacco at rally outside shareholders meeting

More than 50 people from across the country rallied outside of the Walgreens shareholders meeting to push the pharmacy chain to stop selling tobacco products

Three ways to improve research on social support in smoking interventions

The rise in the popularity of online social networks has accelerated interest in evaluating the role of social support specifically in online health interven