Truth Initiative | March 16, 2023 Since Truth Initiative® first sounded the alarm on the prominence of tobacco imagery in popular streaming and broadcast content, the entertainment industry has faced increasing pressure to address smoking and vaping in media popular...
In a world where e-cigarettes look like flash drives and smoking is still allowed in cars with children present, more and more kids are encountering the dangers of tobacco products. Recently, Tobacco Stops With Me spoke with two Oklahoma teachers about the daily...
Content Warning: This blog covers sensitive mental health topics, including eating disorders, depression and suicide. Reader discretion is advised. This year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published an eye-opening article entitled “U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing...
As the dangers of traditional tobacco become well-known and well-regulated, tobacco companies are finding new ways to hook a new generation of customers: flavored tobacco and nicotine products. Despite the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banning cigarettes with...
By: Kassia Barajas While the U.S. has seen a 59–66% decline in combustible tobacco usage since 1965, a disturbing recent trend in the fashion industry and among urban young adults is raising concern that cigarettes are coming back, particularly among women. This is no...
Youth Action for Healthy Leadership, or YAHL, is a youth-led health initiative funded by the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET). YAHL programs promote healthy living among teens and encourage strong leadership skills that will help carry them through the rest...
