ASH Launches New Website, Brand
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 10, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH), one of the nation’s oldest anti-tobacco organizations devoted to the tobacco related epidemic, has launched a new website and brand to reflec...
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Tobacco use is a global epidemic, and the problem is getting worse rapidly as the tobacco industry penetrates the developing world. Here are some sobering facts.
Tobacco-related deaths
20th Century – 10...
Tobacco Harmful to Those Who Farm It
Tobacco farming is harmful to the environment and farmworkers, with multinational companies contributing to the problem by exploiting local farmers, new research has revealed.
A recent review of research on ...
ASH calls on President Obama to Immediately Submit FCTC for Ratification, 8 Years After U.S. Signed Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 8, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) calls on President Obama to immediately submit the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to the Senate for ratification. The United St...
ASH to Attend National Conference on Tobacco or Health
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 7, 2012)
Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) will address global health governance issues impacting the tobacco related epidemic at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health that ope...
What does ASH do?
ASH works to end the global disease, damage and death caused by tobacco. We accomplish this by educating the public and decision makers, tracking tobacco industry actions, and working for strong public policies...
Why did ASH update its mission?
As the U.S. and other western countries took action against tobacco, the industry went global to continue making money off of the misery of its consumers. In order to counter this disease’s vector – the tobacco...
What does ASH do in my state/county/community?
ASH works with a network of allies in the United States to continue progress in fighting tobacco here at home. Often, we can bring fresh expertise and evidence to bear from progressive efforts in foreign countr...
ASH at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) – AUG 15-17, 2012
(Aug. 15-17, 2012 / Kansas City, Mo.)
ASH will be taking part in this year’s National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) as both a presenter and exhibitor. The NCTOH is an important forum for those i...
Does ASH provide legal services?
ASH does not have the resources to provide individualized legal services. We are a member of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, which can often point individuals to legal help in their community or point th...
ASH at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health
For someone who had to get involved in tobacco control as relief from seeing patient after patient suffering and dying as a result of their use of tobacco and who has been involved in tobacco control for over f...
How do I schedule an interview with someone at ASH?
Journalists should contact media@ash.org.
General inquiries can be sent to info@ash.org.
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How do I renew my support to ASH?
There are several ways you can renew your support to ASH.
Online: visit www.ash.org and make your donation with your credit card by clicking on the Donate Now button and choose from our easy options (one-t...
D.C. Circuit Says Big Tobacco Is Still a Threat
(Courthouse News Service) The tobacco industry still is regulated by an injunction born out of a 13-year-old federal lawsuit that bars tobacco companies from misleading consumers about the risks of smoking, the...
Federal Judge Rules That Tobacco Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Panel Can Go Forward
(CBS/AP) A federal judge has denied a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) motion to dismiss a suit filed by two of the nation's largest cigarette makers that claimed the advisory panel that reviewed tobacco prod...
Tobacco Groups Sue to Block New State Cigarette Taxes
(Chicago Sun Times) Two tobacco-industry trade groups are suing to block recent changes to Illinois’ cigarette tax, signed into law in June to help plug a $2.7 billion hole in the state’s ailing Medicaid progra...
Whom should I contact with changes to my personal information/recent donation/other issues/etc?
If you have any questions or updates to your personal information please contact the Development Department at HQ@ash.org or call us between the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm EST at (202) 659-4310 and we will be h...
Why is there an international treaty on tobacco? Can’t it just be handled in each country?
The tobacco industry is extremely multinational, and has a history of playing one country off of another to dissuade governments from implementing strong tobacco controls. A treaty increases the political will ...
What is ASH’s position on outdoor smoking, such as parks and beaches?
There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke, and there is no legal right to smoke. ASH supports smoking bans wherever innocent bystanders will be impacted by secondhand smoke. In addition to the danger ...
Appeals Court Upholds Philip Morris Sanctions
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling banning tobacco company Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc, from making false or deceptive statements about cigarettes.
The U.S. Court...
NCD Action Plan
WHO has posted a discussion paper on the development of its NCD Action Plan 2013-20 https://who.int/nmh/events/2012/ncd_action_plan/en/index.html The document states that The UN Task Team on the Post-2015 Dev...
Cigarettes blamed for raging fires in Spain
This Smoke Alarm is quite literal. At least four people have been killed in the Pyrenees as two wildfires blamed on lit cigarettes being tossed from a car burn out of control. The fires have already destroy...
UGANDA: BAT Campaign Smothering Tobacco Law
(The Independent) Uganda is out of step with other East African countries such as Tanzania and Kenya which have enacted tobacco control law. Any avid reader of the print media in the past few months will have n...
How do I sue the tobacco companies? Join a lawsuit?
ASH cannot represent individual clients, and is not a law firm handling class action suits. You should consult with an attorney in your state specializing in torts. In many cases, the initial consultation is fr...
