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My neighbor’s tobacco smoke drifts into my apartment/condo. How do I protect myself?

July 21, 2012

Click to download the flyer PDF Start with the assumption that your neighbor doesn't realize their smoke is flooding your apartment/condo/co-op unit. Kindly ask them to step outside when smoking. If they me...

What are E-cigarettes? Are they harmful? What is ASH doing about them?

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July 20, 2012

FAQs

An e-cigarette is a device that uses electricity from a small battery to vaporize a tobacco-containing solution, producing a vapor that is inhaled. The vapor includes nicotine, the addictive chemical found in o...

Where can I find more information on smoking bans in my local area?

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July 19, 2012

FAQs

One of ASH’s allies, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, maintains an excellent database of smoke-free laws at https://www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php?id=519....

The Dominican Republic is Suing Australia for Plain Packaging of Cigarettes

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July 17, 2012

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The Dominican Republic has filed formal papers to sue Australia in the World Trade Organization over its plain packaging of cigarettes. Australia is now being sued in three different courts by multiple countrie...

INDONESIA: USAID Indonesia Sponsors Cancer & Smoking Lecture

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July 11, 2012

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(Jakarta Post) A US scientist says various kinds of cancer are linked to smoking, therefore cancer risk assessments need to focus on reducing tobacco consumption. Harold Elliot Varmus, the winner of the 1989...

United States Does Not Table its Tobacco Exception at the TransPacific Partnership Negotiations

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July 10, 2012

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The United States did not table its tobacco exception at the latest round of TransPacific Partnership negotiations. The issue apparently did not come up during the closed-door sessions, although it was a centra...

Canada and Mexico Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks

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July 3, 2012

Blog

Canada and Mexico are set to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement talks. They have agreed to accept any provisions that have been agreed before they join, in spite of the fact that they are not allowed ...

I am in a custody dispute and/or my ex spouse smokes around our children. What can I do to protect them?

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July 3, 2012

FAQs

Judges in custody disputes are required to focus on the best interests of the child, and are increasingly taking smoking into account. The Tobacco Control Legal Consortium has produced an excellent summary of y...

I need help to quit smoking. What resources are available to me?

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July 2, 2012

FAQs

There are a variety of treatments available to aid in quitting smoking, from counseling to pharmaceuticals. ASH does not endorse any nicotine-replacement therapy or any other pharmaceutical drugs, but encourage...

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): 13th Round of TPP Negotiations – Jul 2-10, 2012

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July 2, 2012

Events, Featured News & Events

(July 2-10, 2012 / San Diego, Calif. ) The most recent negotiating round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership took place in San Diego, California from July 2-10, 2012. Chris Bostic ASH Deputy Director for Policy...

I see fewer and fewer people smoking, yet tobacco companies are more profitable than ever? How is that possible?

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July 2, 2012

FAQs

While we have cut smoking prevalence in half in two generations here in the United States, the tobacco industry has increasingly targeted new customers overseas, especially in poorer countries. Often, marketing...

If Tobacco Policy is Protected in TPP, Why is US Proposing a New Exception?

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June 15, 2012

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(NZ Week / June 15, 2012) “US plans to table a specific exception of tobacco contradict the government’s reassurances that a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement would not restrict New Zealand’s right to introdu...

Tobacco Industry Reports on Revenues

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June 14, 2012

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Clearly, even though it kills over 5 million people per year, tobacco remains a very lucrative business. Quoting Warren Buffet: “I’ll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell...

California Tobacco Tax Referendum

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June 6, 2012

Smoke Alarms

During its Presidential primary election, California voters also had the chance to weigh in on a proposed $1/pack tax on cigarettes to fund cancer research. Polling just a few weeks before the vote showed w...

Ratification from Czech Republic

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June 2, 2012

Blog

On June 1st 2012 the Czech Republic joined the tobacco treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. 177 out of 195 eligible Parties have become Parties to this treaty. The U.S. has not yet joined this...

WHO: World No Tobacco Day – MAY 31, 2012

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May 31, 2012

Events

(31, May 2012) This year’s theme for World No Tobacco Day is “Tobacco Industry Interference”. The focus is on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry’s attempts to undermine global tobacco con...

Reynolds American Inc. in 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Company with “Massive Liability”

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May 25, 2012

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(PHAI Blog) Three key issues were taken up at the 2012 Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) Annual Shareholders Meeting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 3rd. First, the issue drawing the most public attention...

WHA Adoption of Targets

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May 25, 2012

Blog

The world must stay make clear commitments to reduce the tobacco caused epidemic. As Dr Chan, Director General of the WHO says, “what gets measured gets done”. The governments of the world have agreed to achiev...

PAFNCD 2012

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May 12, 2012

Blog

On May 8-9 I attended in Brasilia, Brazil, the first working meeting of the Pan American Forum for Action on Noncommunicable Diseases (PAFNCD), an initiative of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health...

TPP Might Not Live To See Next Year

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May 8, 2012

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(WebProNews.com / May 8, 2012) With all the recent talk about CISPA and ACTA, it seems like we’ve been forgetting about our old friend TTP, or Trans-Pacific Partnership. For those who need a recap, TPP is essen...

President Obama’s Double Standard on TPP

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May 7, 2012

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(Wall Street Journal / May 7, 2012) The president wants other countries to embrace free trade, while defending tariffs for domestic textiles. Trade officials from nine dynamic Asia-Pacific economies begin 10 da...

Why is the TPP Such a Big Secret?

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May 4, 2012

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(Huffington Post) Next week in Dallas, negotiations for what's likely to be the largest Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in U.S. history will continue in near total secrecy, despite growing demands for an open proces...

Costing Tools

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April 26, 2012

Blog

Tobacco use has been determined to be very costly to society as you can see in this Harvard- World Economic Forum publication. According to a recent American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation report the ...

WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB): WTO Adopts Clove Cigarette Rulings- APR 24, 2012

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April 24, 2012

Events

(24, April 2012) At the meeting on April 24, 2012 the DSB adopted the panel and appellate body reports on US measures affecting the sale of clove cigarettes (DS406). For more information please visit the ...

Free Trade Won’t Snuff Plain Smokes

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April 23, 2012

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(Dominion Post) New Zealand has not signed any free trade agreement that will stop plans to sell cigarettes in plain packaging, Prime Minister John Key says. That's despite threats by a consortium of America...