Earth Day 2015 – The Unforeseen Consequences of Tobacco
Most people view cigarettes as a health problem, but they are a huge environmental problem as well. The entire life cycle of a cigarette has an impact...
Tobacco Free Generation
In Tasmania, Australia last week, a bill was introduced to the Legislative Council that would create a “Tobacco Free Generation.” You can read the dr...
We’re Almost There!
In the past two and half years, ASH has been working to ensure that tobacco control is included in the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Th...
Time for the New “Normal” in Tobacco Packaging
Plain Packaging Should be Universal
Yesterday, Ireland became the first country in Europe and the second country in the world to pass legislation req...
#StopTobaccoTactics
Earlier this year Tel Aviv University’s School of Marketing, under pressure from the Israel Cancer Association, canceled an event sponsored by Philip...
John Oliver Gives PMI a Lesson in Marketing
Comedian John Oliver took on Philip Morris International (PMI) Sunday night on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight." ASH Policy Director Chris Bostic was ...
Increasing the Minimum Age
In the past few years, several localities have increased the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21. The first to increase the minimum sales age to...
“We Have an Opportunity to Change History”
“Health must become a priority. The time is now,” said global tobacco control advocates in the Framework Convention Alliance video. They emphasize...
Dirty Money
Why charities should not let Big Tobacco use them for marketing.
Earlier this month, a journalist caused a stir among health charities by publicizin...
Why I Fight: Garret Mathews
I watched Mom die from smoking-induced lung cancer. I wrote the piece because I want folks to know that even smoking only a few cigarettes a day can b...
Legal Victories in U.S. Tobacco Control 2014
Several cities raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21
Increasing the minimum age is very important because 95% of smokers sta...
Progress in ASH’s Post-2015 Program
We’re almost there.
This year, tobacco control was included in several key United Nations (UN) documents that will change our future. We know that ...
Legal Victories in International Tobacco Control 2014
Philip Morris International was fined in Brazil for targeting youth
The consumer protection agency from the Brazilian state of São Paulo has f...
Good Enough Isn’t.
An ISDS carve-out in the TPPA would be good for tobacco control, but not good enough.
There has been some scuttlebutt in trade circles over the pas...
Education before Tobacco Profits
The most recent data shows that the tobacco industry spent more than $1 million a day sponsoring events and giveaways that target college students. To...
Where do your candidates stand on tobacco contributions?
The ten campaigns that accepted the most tobacco money are listed below. These ten campaigns combined accepted over $500,000 in campaign contributions...
U.S. Campaign Contributions 2014
Annually, the tobacco industry contributes over $1.6 million to federal candidates and spends approximately $16.6 million lobbying Congress.
This m...
Tobacco Deaths & Taxes
In the past, the United States has been a leader in tobacco control. For the last 15 years, though, the U.S. has been falling behind as other countrie...
Why I Fight: News/Talk Radio Host & Author Forrest Carr
My Great Cigarette Rebellion
How my mother’s simple request to run an errand changed my life.
My doctor doesn’t believe I’ve never smoked.
In Jan...
Statement from the Chairman of the ASH Board of Trustees
Dr. Alfred Munzer, MD
50 years ago the 1st Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health clearly established the terrible toll taken by tobacco ...
A Winnable Battle
The CDC identifies reducing tobacco as a “Winnable Battle” because tobacco is a public health priority with “large-scale impact on health and with kno...
Tobacco Costs the World More than GDP of All Low Income Countries
“Tobacco use alone costs the world 1-2% of its GDP each year,” Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Program told the United Na...
New York Victory: Court Upholds Law to Prohibit Tobacco Discounts
In 2013, New York City passed a law (Local Law 1021-A-2013) that sets a minimum price for cigarettes sold in the city. The law also prohibits the use ...
Why Read the ASH Report?
It can be hard for modern Americans to understand the amount of influence and harm US society has suffered as a result of tobacco. It’s easy to see t...
Our New Report Offers a Global Perspective on Tobacco in America
Many Americans believe that the war on tobacco has been won, but the fact is the number of smokers is climbing globally. The World Health Organization...