2023 Day at the Capitol:
We’re back in Harrisburg!
Join youth & adult lung health advocates as we re-unite at the capitol on May 2 to meet with legislators and advocate for crucial tobacco control issues throughout the Commonwealth!

2023 Day at the Capitol:
We’re back in Harrisburg!
Join youth & adult lung health advocates as we re-unite at the capitol on May 2 to meet with legislators and advocate for crucial tobacco control issues throughout the Commonwealth!

Calling All Advisors!
Register your TRU and TRU+ groups for the
2022-2023 school year!

Flavored Tobacco
Flavors hook youth on tobacco products.
Help us spread the word about the dangers of flavored tobacco.
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.