What motivates people to quit smoking – and stay quit

About half of US adults who smoke make a quit attempt each year. But what about the other half who say they are not ready to quit? This blog from EX program discusses 2022 research on what motivates people to quit smoking, and highlights strategies to help people stay tobacco-free.

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3 lessons on preventing loopholes in flavored tobacco restrictions

The FDA has proposed regulations that would remove menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars from the market – a long-awaited action that could prevent hundreds of thousands of tobacco-related deaths. Because the tobacco industry historically obstructs and delays public health policies to reduce tobacco use, the FDA must protect against tobacco industry efforts to skirt the law. Read about three actions – lessons learned from failures of past tobacco regulations – that FDA can take to prevent loopholes in its final rules.

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Meet the 2022 Truth Initiative Impact Scholarship winners

Last week, Truth Initiative proudly announced the three winners and six honorable mention recipients of its annual truth IMPACT scholarship. Meet the nine young people who are taking action in their communities to address the impact of nicotine on mental health, social justice, and the environment – all critical issues that are interconnected to tobacco use and vaping nicotine.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Common Council unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on any new businesses that sell e-cigarettes or e-cigarette paraphernalia.
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