Calling All Advisors!
Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open! All TRU and TRU+ groups must register each year to be considered active

Great American Smokeout!
Are your TRU groups ready for GASO?
Mark your calendars for November 16th, 2023
because we are going to have an epic smoke-free holiday!
TRU Youth Ambassadors
The application is now live to become a TRU Youth Ambassador, leading
the way for yourself and peers to live a tobacco-free lifestyle. This is an awesome
opportunity to build your resume and for an end of the year scholarship!
the way for yourself and peers to live a tobacco-free lifestyle. This is an awesome
opportunity to build your resume and for an end of the year scholarship!
TRU
BY THE NUMBERS
7,900 new kids start vaping every day. [1]
%
24% of high school teens in PA use e-cigarettes. [1]
%
89% of cigarette smokers first tried smoking by age 18. [1]
244,000 kids in PA under age 18 will die prematurely if smoking rates don’t change. [2]
Teens joined TRU in the fight against tobacco in 2019-2020!
References:
[1] Census V2016 estimate; CDC YRBSS 2016; CDC 2014; CDC 2012
[2] Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The Toll of Tobacco in Pennsylvania.