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Truth (stylized as truth) is an American public-relations campaign aimed at reducing teen smoking in the United States.It is conducted by the Truth Initiative (formerly called the American Legacy Foundation until 2015) and funded primarily by money obtained from the tobacco industry under the terms of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement reached between 46 U.S. states and the four largest ...
Truth Initiative was founded in 1999 as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). The MSA was announced in 1998, resolving the lawsuits brought by 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and five territories against the major U.S. cigarette companies, to recover state Medicaid and other costs from caring for sick smokers.
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [331] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
Thousands of illegal vaping products from abroad are being sold to teens in New Jersey despite a state ban to curb the highly addictive habit.
The complaints sparked a student council campaign and an anti-vaping week at the school. Stavem also convened a group of city and school leaders to tackle the problem.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has focused on what it continues to describe as a “youth e-cigarette epidemic,” even though vaping by teens has fallen by more than 60% since its peak in 2019.
NJOY voluntarily stopped producing and selling the fruity flavors due to lawmakers and anti-vaping advocates that were concerned about underage people obtaining and getting addicted to them. The LOOP is a continuous battery charging case accessory with two rechargeable e-cigarettes inside.
More than 11,500 unique vaping products are being sold in U.S. stores, up 27% from 9,000 products in June, ... a Stanford University psychologist who develops anti-vaping educational materials ...