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Hold the Tobacco Industry Responsible for Harming our Global Environment

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April 21, 2017
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By Clif Curtis For decades now, with cigarette sales having increased to more than six trillion in 2016, tobacco producers have refused to accept a...

World Cancer Day 2017

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February 3, 2017
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As we mark World Cancer Day, let's take a moment to envision a day in the future when cancer is no longer ever a death sentence. As our National Cance...

What’s next in 2017

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December 22, 2016
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As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to thank all of our donors and allies for your ongoing support, 2017 will be very spec...

Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on a Tobacco-Free World

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December 19, 2016
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That’s our vision at ASH, a tobacco-free world. This year marks ASH’s 50th anniversary, and we are as committed as ever to end the tobacco epidemic. ...

Human Rights Day 2016

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December 7, 2016
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December 10th is recognized worldwide as Human Rights Day. It commemorates the anniversary of the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted...

We must protect our health gains

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December 2, 2016
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What will the next four years hold for the anti-tobacco movement in the U.S.? We can't say for sure, and if the recent track record of pollsters tells...

What if Tobacco Vanished?

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December 2, 2016
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Cigarettes have been commercially marketed and sold in the United States for over 100 years. The negative health effects of tobacco have been public k...
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RJ Reynolds Can’t Make Up Its Mind

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October 31, 2016
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In California, RJ Reynolds is spending millions to prevent a new tax on cigarettes. But in Missouri, RJ Reynolds is spending millions to promote a new...
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U.S. Campaign Contributions 2016

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October 24, 2016
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The tobacco epidemic is a huge public health problem. Almost 600,000 Americans die every year from tobacco related diseases. This death and disease is...
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ASH Environmental Webinar Recap

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September 30, 2016
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When we think of tobacco, a lot of health issues immediately spring to mind – lung cancer, throat cancer, cardiovascular disease, tooth decay, asthma....
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Tobacco 21: Campaign Case Study

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September 1, 2016
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This case study is intended as a teaching device for municipalities that are just getting started or have already begun working to raise the minimum a...
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10th Anniversary of Landmark Ruling

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August 16, 2016
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On August 17, 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued an historic ruling. Nearly 7 years after the case was first filed, Judge Kessler issued ...
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WHO Resources on NCDs

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July 19, 2016
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking to better assist progress toward the non-communicable disease (NCD) reduction targets endorsed by gover...
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No Safe Use of Tobacco

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July 15, 2016
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Tasmania, an Australian island off the Southern coast, is considering an historic step for tobacco control. The Legislative Council is currently consi...
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Earth Day 2016

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April 22, 2016
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The harmful impacts of smoking go well beyond each individual smoker. Cigarettes have a negative impact on the environment throughout their entire lif...
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Why don’t smokers quit?

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March 24, 2016
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The evidence is clear: smoking is horrible for your health, and quitting benefits not only your health, but your wallet. These things are fairly obvio...
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How Tobacco Companies Factor into the Presidential Primaries

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February 11, 2016
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As the first primary elections begin, you are probably thinking about a lot of factors when considering who to vote for. But have you thought about ho...
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Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 21, 2015
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Making Priorities into our Reality This year has been one filled with milestones for the public health and tobacco control communities. The Susta...
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Criminal Cases about Consumer Products

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December 2, 2015
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The tobacco epidemic continues to spread around the world. Tobacco is unique – no other product kills half of its consumers when used exactly as inten...
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ASH 2015 Tobacco Criminal Liability and Tobacco & Human Rights Report Card

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November 16, 2015
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ASH’s tobacco criminal liability program was created to investigate the possibility of holding tobacco corporations and their executives criminally li...
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2015 ASH Newspaper

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November 11, 2015
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ASH 2015 Trade Report Card

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November 9, 2015
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Last week, after many years of painful negotiation, the final text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement was released. This is the text th...
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ASH 2015 Tobacco Industry Monitoring Report Card

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November 2, 2015
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ASH’s Tobacco Industry Monitoring (TIM) program works to track and publicize tobacco industry behavior. Our TIM program stems from Article 5.3 of the...
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Smoked meat is NOT as dangerous as smoked tobacco

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October 27, 2015
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Most regular readers of the ASH blog will have heard the news from the World Health Organization (WHO) that smoked and preserved meats are now known c...
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International Day of the Girl

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October 8, 2015
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In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique chall...
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