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A classroom crisis: How the youth vaping epidemic is impacting teachers

As the youth vaping epidemic continues to surge, schools are playing a central role in confronting and addressing the crisis.

Stop the Influence: Reject Big Tobacco and Vape Money

Truth Initiative and the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Black Women’s Health Imperative, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids are calling on organizations to reject funding and partnership from tobacco and vaping companies. Sign the pledge!

How digital tools can help tobacco users quit for good

With annual quit success rates at roughly 7%, new digital-based quit tools — everything from online social communities to text message-based programs — are h

Hollywood still struggling to quit smoking in youth films

Nearly half of the top-grossing, PG-13 films released in 2015 featured tobacco imagery, and independent studios are responsible for a greater share of smokin

truth launches fake vape company “depression stick!” to make a point

Truth Initiative, revealed its latest youth e-cigarette education effort exposing nicotine’s role as a contributor to the worsening youth mental health crisi

Why you should quit smoking before having surgery

In recent years, research has shown that compared to nonsmokers, smokers have a higher chance of surgery-related complications like heart attack, stroke, sho

Curriculums to Address Vaping Nicotine and Cannabis, & Prescription Drug Misuse

Our free digital courses offer modern approaches to guide teachers and educate youth about the dangers associated with vaping (nicotine, cannabis, and co-use) and prescription drug misuse, including counterfeit drugs containing fentanyl.

Through real-world scenarios delivered in truth’s authentic peer-to-peer youth voice, students are empowered to make healthy and informed choices and help others do the same.

How e-cigarette brands are trying to link vaping with mental health

As youth e-cigarette use remains at epidemic levels and many young people report mental health concerns amid the pandemic, these marketing themes can be seen

Most young e-cigarette users want to quit, 1 in 3 has tried in the past year

A majority of young e-cigarette users say they intend to quit, with one-third reporting a past-year quit attempt and 15% aiming to quit in the next month, ac

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.

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.

New Study Reveals Breakthrough Texting Program Aids Young Vapers in Quitting

More than 27,000 teens and young adults enrolled in a first-of-its-kind quit vaping program within just five weeks after its launch.