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Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Young Adults Face Unique Challenges Along Their Quit-vaping Journeys » According to new Truth Initiative research, young adult e-cigarette users experience different challenges at various point...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 The Majority of E-cigarettes on the Market are Illegal » The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only authorized a total of 39 e-cigarette products, including products from the...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Take Down Tobacco’s National Day of Action on April 1, 2026 » This is a nationwide youth‑driven day of advocacy to stand up to Big Tobacco, expose how the industry targets kids, and ca...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Health Canada’s New Progress Report, Delivering Results: Advancing Canada’s Tobacco Strategy » Health Canada’s new progress report, Delivering Results: Advancing Canada’s Tobacco Strategy , outlines...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Why Tobacco is a Racial Justice Issue » The tobacco industry has strategically targeted Black Americans for decades through the advertising of menthol cigarettes,...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 CDC Foundation's Newest E-Cigarette Sales Data Briefs » In addition to the latest data through 9/7/2025, the data briefs include new and expanded indicators for tracking e-c...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 The American Lung Association’s 2026 State of Tobacco Control Report » The report is now available, along with the national press release and state grades summary. A press releases...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 A New Standard Added to the American College of Surgeons Accreditation Program » A new American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer standard (Standard 5.9: Smoking Cessation for Patients with Cancer...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Most Young Adult Nicotine Users Want to Quit in 2026 » About two-thirds (67%) of young adult nicotine users ages 18–24 plan to quit for the new year , according to new Truth...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 The Canadian Cancer Society Reports on Tobacco Plain Packaging and Graphic Health Warnings on Cigare » In late 2025, the Canadian Cancer Society released an international report documenting continued global progress on tobacc...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Monitoring a Changing Tobacco Product Market » A new report from Truth Initiative reveals that the tobacco industry continues to aggressively target youth by developing...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Viral “Zynfluencer” TikTok Videos May be Linked to Growing Oral Nicotine Pouch Sales » Viral videos on TikTok and engagement with unpaid “Zynfluencers” may play a role in the increased market growth of these p...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 Alaska Secures $5.8 Million Juul Settlement to Bolster Tobacco Prevention » Alaska reached a $5.8 million settlement with Juul, resolving a five-year lawsuit that claimed the company targeted young...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Maldives: No One Born After 2007 Can Smoke Tobacco Here » The government of the Maldives has enacted legislation that forever bars an entire generation from legally using, purchasi...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 PLACES: Local Data for Better Health » PLACES provides health and health-related data using small area estimation for counties, incorporated and census designate...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 New STAT Piece on CDC Tobacco Funding Cuts Features Youth & Many of Our Colleagues » A new STAT article, “What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco,” (Teenaged anti-sm...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Truth Initiative Kicks off Celebration Bowl Partnership Spotlighting Tobacco’s Impact on Black Commu » Truth Initiative is joining the 2025 Celebration Bowl – the annual championship game showcasing the best of HBCU football,...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 CDC Foundation Data Snapshot: Youth and Young Adult Use of "Smart" Vapes » The CDC Foundation released the latest TEEN+ Data Snapshot (Issue 2), available here: https://tobaccomonitori...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 The National Behavioral Health Network has Relaunched the Tobacco Use Disorder Integration Office Ho » The office hours will take place on the second Tuesday of each month from 2-3 p.m. ET. Please note that this is...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Tobacco-related Quitting and Awareness observances in US and Canada » Health observance days ( listed below ) like National Non-Smoking Week, Weedless Wednesday, World No Tobacco Day, and the...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Updates on the National Portal » Over the past several months, NAQC has fielded concerns from states about the status of national cessation infrastructure....
Friday, November 21, 2025 New Study: Text Message Quit-vaping Program Can Help Young People Quit Both Nicotine and Cannabis » A text message quit-vaping program designed to help young people quit nicotine – part of EX Program by Truth Initiative –...
Friday, November 21, 2025 Understanding Next Steps for Menthol (Update from Public Health Law Center) » On October 27, 2025, plaintiffs ended their lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food...
Friday, November 21, 2025 National Partnership Launches New Tool to Address Tobacco Disparities in Behavioral Health » The National Partnership on Behavioral Health and Tobacco Use, co-founded by the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, unit...
Friday, November 21, 2025 New Paper - Digital Smoking Cessation Preferences of Predominately Low-Income and Latino Residents o » Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD, MAS, Director of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, is a co-author of a new paper published...
Friday, November 21, 2025 November Update: What Federal Health Agency Cuts Mean for Tobacco Control » While many staff have reportedly been reinstated at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, exact...
Friday, November 21, 2025 PCORI Study Recruitment – Focus Testing Opportunity for Menthol Cigarette Smokers » The recruitment has officially begun for the PCORI-funded study at the University of Michigan. They are seeking 20 individ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Strong State Policies in California and Massachusetts Significantly Reduced Youth Access to Flavored » In the face of rising sales of flavored e-cigarettes, state policies are critical to protecting young people, according to...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 What are Nicotine-Free Generation Policies? » Despite significant progress in reducing and de-normalizing commercial tobacco use in American society, it remains the cou...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 LGBT+ Youth and Young Adults in States with Protective Policies had more than 50% Lower Odds of Smok » According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, LGBT+ individuals living in states with policies...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 CDC Foundation Resource - U.S. Cessation Landscape Assessment, 09/2025, Executive Summary » Comprehensive commercial tobacco prevention and control efforts include expanding access to cessation services, yet recent...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Resource from The Office of the Surgeon General - Sound the Alarm: Youth Vaping Can Harm » The Office of the Surgeon General has released a new Youth Vaping Resource Guide...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 Updates on the National Portal » Over the past several months, NAQC has fielded concerns from states about the status of national cessation infrastructure....
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Educators’ Perspectives on Vaping in the Classroom: A Disruptive, Pervasive Problem » Educators continue to grapple with nicotine use in schools, reporting that vaping is “a daily issue” that disrupts learnin...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 For People Quitting Nicotine, On-screen Tobacco Use Can Put a Quit Attempt at Risk » Research shows that on-screen tobacco imagery can make young people more likely to smoke and vape – but it...
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