What are Puff Bars?

Mimicking the popular e-cigarette JUUL, disposable Puff Bars are a type of vape that contain high levels of nicotine and come in many youth-appealing flavors.

Nearly half of young vapers resolve to quit e-cigarettes in 2020

Many 15- to 24-year-olds who vape say quitting e-cigarettes is a 2020 resolution, according to a new survey.

E-cigarettes: Facts, stats and regulations

What is an e-cigarette? How much nicotine is in an e-cigarette? Are e-cigarettes as harmful as cigarettes? This Truth Initiative fact sheet answers these questions and more.

Why the FDA needs to regulate e-cigarettes now

As the tally of vaping-related deaths and cases of severe lung illness rises, youth e-cigarette use continues its rapid growth — 27.5% of high schoolers are now vaping.

One year of recovery: the journey from opioid addiction

The Truth About Opioids campaign brought Americans face-to-face with one woman’s opioid addiction, withdrawal and treatment. One year later, she’s celebrating her recovery.

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E-cigarette CEOs admit under oath that they do not know all the harmful health effects of nicotine

Chief executives of major e-cigarette companies admitted, under oath, that their products can lead to nicotine addiction and that they do not know

Feb. 10, 2020

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JUUL use doubles in one year, driving ’unprecedented increase’ in tobacco use among young people

Jan. 22, 2020

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What vape products are still allowed under the new e-cigarette policy?

Feb. 20, 2020

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New surgeon general’s report highlights the need for evidence-based quit programs, deems e-cigarettes not a cessation tool

Jan. 23, 2020

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New Truth Initiative Study Finds JUUL Use Doubled in One Year as Tobacco and Nicotine Use Among Youth Reaches Highest Level in Decades

Jan. 21, 2020

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