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Turning Off e-Cigarettes: Health Advocates Score a Victory

<p />Anti-tobacco advocates just had another big win: New York, California, and several other states reached a settlement worth nearly $500 million against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs.<p />How can states use these funds for public health good? And how is the truth initiative helping to spread messages about the dangers of vaping?<p />Truth Initiative is America's largest nonprofit public health organization committed to making tobacco use and nicotine addiction a thing of the past. Experts credit it for helping significantly reduce teen cigarette use in the last 20 years.<p />Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter discuss their approach with CEO and president Robin Koval.