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July 30, 2018

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ASH Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 NYU Contact: Rachel Harrison, (212) 998 – 6797 WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30, 2018 – Action on Smoking and Health (ASH US) is pleased to welcome Dr. Cheryl Healt...

PMI says they are “designing a smoke-free future,” but their actions speak the real truth

July 12, 2018

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Recently the Philippines Tobacco Institute, which represents Philip Morris International (PMI), among other tobacco companies, filed two lawsuits against the small city of Balanga in the Philippines. Litigation...

Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2018

July 6, 2018

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How Many Preventable Deaths Are Acceptable? The Answer Must Be Zero. For World No Tobacco Day, our Executive Director Laurent Huber shared a statement reminding us why we fight for a world free from tobacco ...

WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits

June 28, 2018

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Landmark case gives governments more discretion in health policies Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director, Action on Smoking & Health WASHINGTON, DC – ...

Remembering our core mission: reducing death and disease

June 27, 2018

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By Laurent Huber, Executive Director The tobacco control community is at a crossroads. The evidence in unequivocal: the most widely consumed nicotine delivery product, combustible cigarettes, an addictive an...

Déclaration du Cape Town sur les droits de l’Homme et un monde sans tabac

June 15, 2018

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Pour vous connecter, envoyez le nom et le logo de votre organisation à HQ@ash.org. Les particuliers peuvent signer ici. Voir quelques photos de notre photomaton de déclaration WCTOH ici. In English | ...

Declaración de Cape Town sobre derechos humanos y un mundo libre de tabaco

June 12, 2018

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Para iniciar sesión, envíe el nombre y el logotipo de su organización a HQ@ash.org. Las personas pueden registrarse aquí. Vea algunas fotos de nuestro stand fotográfico WCTOH aquí. In English | En Fran...

A World Without Tobacco Deaths

May 30, 2018

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Statement from Executive Director Laurent Huber Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 - 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30, 2018 – Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day, a day when we remind ourselves of the epidemic of di...

Add your name to the Cape Town Declaration

May 29, 2018

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CNCT – Filtergate: opening of a preliminary investigation

May 4, 2018

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Translated by CNCT from their French release here. Following the filing of a complaint by the Comité National Contre le Tabagisme (CNCT) for endangering the lives of others due to the manipulation of filters b...

Action Review: First Quarter Edition 2018

April 10, 2018

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Tobacco as a Human Rights Violation If you didn’t see it this past week, here’s our video explaining tobacco as a human rights violation. With yesterday being World Health Day, the timing couldn’t be more idea...

Statement from FDA Commissioner to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes

March 15, 2018

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When I returned to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year, it was immediately clear that tackling tobacco use – and cigarette smoking in particular – would be one of the most important actions I could ...

Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World

March 9, 2018

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Read the PDF Tobacco is increasingly being recognized globally as a human rights challenge. This is reflected by the Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights being adopted by the World Conference on Tobacco or ...

Dutch Prosecutor Rejects Tobacco Criminal Case; Many Arguments for Appeal Exist

February 22, 2018

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Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – We are disappointed in the Dutch Public Prosecution Service’s (DPPS) decision not to file cri...

Tobacco firms in France cheated nicotine tests: anti-smoking body

February 14, 2018

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Four tobacco companies operating in France manipulated tests to conceal the real level of nicotine and tar contained in cigarettes, endangering the lives of smokers, a French anti-smoking organization alleged i...

Netherlands Cancer Institute files a report against tobacco manufacturers

February 2, 2018

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) is the first hospital/research institution in the Netherlands to file a report in the ongoing criminal case against tobacco manufacturers. In doing so, the NKI asks the Pu...

ASH: The Big Picture

December 19, 2017

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2017 has been a very exciting year at ASH. We celebrated our 50th anniversary, announced our pivot away from “tobacco control” and towards “cigarette free” and earned numerous victories across each of our progr...

Why I Fight: Jane’s Dad

December 14, 2017

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On the Shoulders of a Giant When I heard the news of 50 newspapers in the USA running full page ads against smoking it was a bitter-sweet moment. Let me explain why it was so personal. My father, Frederick ...

Action Review: Fourth Quarter Edition 2017

December 14, 2017

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Let’s Get Rid of Cigarettes “In the 21st century, society is facing numerous public health challenges to which researchers are still searching for solutions. We must unite to end the tobacco epidemic which has...

The Bubonic Plague. Polio. Cholera. Smallpox. Malaria. And Tobacco?

December 14, 2017

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We often refer to tobacco as an epidemic. But what does that really mean? And does tobacco-related death and disease really compare to diseases that decimated the population? The CDC defines an epidemic as a...

Let’s Get Rid of Cigarettes

December 5, 2017

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A World Where Cigarettes are No Longer Sold for Profit is Within Reach Contact: Megan Arendt, (202) 659 – 4310 WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 6, 2017 – Cigarettes are the only consumer good that kills when used ...

FINALLY! Corrective Ads Published!

November 20, 2017

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**UPDATE 3** - Beginning on November 26, 2017 the public will begin seeing long-awaited “corrective statements” by the tobacco industry on television and in newspapers. The major U.S. tobacco companies were ...

Keynote from Sharon Eubanks at ASH’s 50th Anniversary Event

October 27, 2017

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Sharon Eubanks, Former Department of Justice attorney who lead the RICO lawsuit Friends, Deputy Chief Baluga: It is an honor to be asked to say a few words on the occasion of ASH’s 50th Anniversary. Over ...

Report on 50 Years

October 23, 2017

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