TikTok accounts promoting “discreet shipping” services conceal e-cigarettes
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Feb. 9, 2024

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Youth have easy access to e-cigarettes online through lax age verification and concealed deliveries ([link removed])

TikTok accounts promoting “discreet shipping” services that conceal e-cigarettes in cosmetics, candy, and beauty products attempt to circumvent age restrictions on e-cigarette sales as well as parental oversight, according to new Truth Initiative^® research published in Tobacco Control ([link removed]) . Coupled with separate new Truth Initiative research findings ([link removed]) that most (76.3%) of the online vape shops analyzed allow customers to reach the checkout page without proper confirmation that they are above 21 – the age required to purchase tobacco. Combined, these studies highlight just how easy it is for young people to purchase e-cigarettes online and evade policies intended to prevent youth use of nicotine-containing products.

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Truth Initiative names Anna Spriggs Chief Operating Officer ([link removed])

Truth Initiative is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Spriggs as its Chief Operating Officer. Spriggs has been a key player in the success of Truth Initiative from the beginning, joining the organization as its second employee in 1999 and establishing its administrative and human resources functions. As COO, Spriggs will oversee all aspects of the organization’s daily business operations, Human Resources and administrative functions, ensuring that the needs of employees are met, and systems and processes run efficiently to achieve the organization’s goals.

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Quitting vaping? Here are 5 tips for handling nicotine withdrawal ([link removed])

It’s one of the biggest challenges to quitting cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or any tobacco product: coping with cravings from nicotine withdrawal. Each year millions of Americans set out to quit tobacco. Since nicotine is what makes all tobacco products addictive, tips for coping with withdrawal can be essential for a successful quit attempt. Here are some top tips from real quitters who used This is Quitting ([link removed]) , a text message based quit-vaping program by Truth Initiative..

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New Jersey – A bill to eliminate the smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities was approved by the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee. It now moves to the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee for further consideration.
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