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  1. Press Release Press
    JUUL pods and a JUUL laying on cigarettes

    As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth Tobacco Use Hits Record High Derailing Years of Progress and Putting a New Generation at Risk

    … As Teen Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low, Youth … at Risk Press Release The youth smoking rate has fallen to a historic … as the end of youth cigarette smoking is in reach after years of …

    Dec. 18, 2019
  2. Press Release Press

    FDA Puts Kids, Public Health at Risk by Allowing Philip Morris to Market IQOS Heated Cigarette as Modified Risk Tobacco Product

    Setting a dangerous precedent that puts public health at risk the FDA authorized the marketing of Philip Morris’ IQOS heated cigarette as a “modified risk to

    Jul. 08, 2020
  3. News Article News Article Research & Resources

    Is that video game a health risk? 3 things parents should know

    Some video games topping this year’s holiday wish lists contain imagery that could be putting the health of young people at risk.

    Dec. 11, 2019
    Tobacco in pop culture
    Video Games
  4. News Article News Article Research & Resources
    Girl vaping with big cloud

    Vaping multiplies risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults

    Young people who had ever used e-cigarettes were five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than those who hadn’t vaped.

    Aug. 11, 2020
    Emerging Tobacco Products
    E-cigarettes / Vaping
  5. Press Release Press
    juul and cigarettes

    The JUUL/Altria partnership puts nation's public health at greater risk

    The FDA must use its full authority to stop the youth e-cigarette epidemic in the U.S.

    Jan. 08, 2019
  6. Research Article Research Article Research & Resources
    Zyn and Velo Pouches

    Nicotine pouch ads follow e-cigarette marketing playbook and risk appealing to young people

    A new study underscores the need to monitor marketing and enforce regulation of new youth-appealing nicotine products.

    Sep. 12, 2022
    Tobacco Industry Marketing
    Advertising
  7. News Article News Article Research & Resources
    juul and cigarettes

    While less harmful than cigarettes, e-cigarettes pose several risks

    … e-cigarettes pose several risks News ArticleEmerging Tobacco … as a tool to quit conventional smoking. However, a recent … one-third less likely to quit smoking, compared to smokers who do …

    Sep. 18, 2018
    Emerging Tobacco Products
    E-cigarettes / Vaping
  8. Research Article Research Article Research & Resources
    hookahs on table

    Study highlights rapid transitions in hookah use and risk factors for experimentation

    This study examined correlates of hookah use and predictors of hookah trial at a six-month follow-up in a nationally representative, prospective sample of U.

    Sep. 03, 2015
    Traditional tobacco products
    Hookah
  9. Research Article Research Article Research & Resources
    at risk youth

    Tobacco product displays shape teens' risk of future cigarette use

    … The RAND Corporation studied teen smoking attitudes in a replica of a … lower probability of cigarette smoking susceptibility when the … susceptibility to future cigarette smoking compared to leaving the …

    Nov. 25, 2015
    Tobacco Industry Marketing
    Retail
  10. Research Article Research Article Research & Resources
    hookah

    What’s the harm in hookah? How risk misperceptions relate to rising use

    People who think of hookah as less harmful than cigarettes are more likely to use it now and in the future.

    Jun. 02, 2017
    Traditional tobacco products
    Hookah
  11. Press Release Press
    fda candy flavors

    FDA takes steps on flavored e-cigarettes, but leaves youth at risk for addiction

    … four times more likely to start smoking cigarettes. The ongoing, …

    Mar. 14, 2019
  12. News Article News Article Research & Resources
    Covid Image

    Majority of young vapers worry about COVID-19 risk and want to quit

    Findings from a new Truth Initiative survey reveal that the coronavirus pandemic is motivating many young people who use e-cigarettes to quit vaping.

    Jun. 08, 2020
    Quitting smoking / vaping
    Tools