Truth Initiative spotlights tobacco’s impact on Black Communities
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Dec. 11, 2025
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Truth Initiative kicks off Celebration Bowl partnership spotlighting tobacco’s impact on Black communities and connects fans with quit support ([link removed])
Truth Initiative is joining the 2025 Celebration Bowl – the annual championship game showcasing the best of HBCU football, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia. The partnership will shine a light on the disproportionate impact of tobacco on Black health and build on the work of its Culture + Cessation Collective ([link removed]) by bringing culturally relevant quitting support directly to fans who need it, through Truth Initiative’s free digital EX Program ([link removed]) for quitting. The Celebration Bowl will air on Saturday, December 13 at 12:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Another reason to quit vaping? The environmental impact of e-cigarettes ([link removed])
There are so many reasons people want to quit vaping for good – health, freedom from nicotine addiction, the influence of friends and family, and financial cost, to name a few. Another reason that may motivate people to leave e-cigarettes behind? The huge environmental cost.
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A breath of fresh air: The immediate benefits of quitting smoking or vaping nicotine ([link removed])
Quitting smoking has countless short- and long-term health benefits, some of which start to impact the body almost immediately after putting down a cigarette. Early studies also suggest that some chemicals present in e-cigarette aerosols may increase the risk of certain illnesses such as heart disease or cancer, but additional studies on long-term health effects are needed. Here’s what we know about the short- and long-term health effects of quitting smoking or vaping nicotine, and what resources are available to help.
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Alaska: Alaska reached a $5.8 million settlement with Juul, ending a five-year legal battle that accused the company of targeting young Alaskans with e-cigarettes. Half the proceeds will fund Alaska’s tobacco prevention and control programs, and the other half will fund consumer protection programs in the state.
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Amherst, Massachusetts: The Board of Health adopted a Nicotine-Free Generation regulation which prohibits the sale of any tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2005.
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