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  • Dr. Cheryl Healton of New York University Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees
  • PMI says they are “designing a smoke-free future,” but their actions speak the real truth
  • Action Review: Second Quarter Edition 2018
  • WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits

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Dr. Cheryl Healton of New York University Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees

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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

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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...

WTO Panel Puts Health Ahead of Tobacco Industry Profits

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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

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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...

A World Without Tobacco Deaths

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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

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May 29, 2018
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CNCT – Filtergate: opening of a preliminary investigation

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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...

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

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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

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March 9, 2018
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Read the PDF The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) closed on Friday, March 9, 2018 with the adoption of 11 Declarations, including the groundbreaking Cape Town Declaration on Human Rights a...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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October 23, 2017
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Contact: Megan Arendt (202) 659 – 4310 arendtm@ash.org A Future with ZERO Tobacco Deaths ASH Releases Report on 50 Years of Fighting Click to read the report WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 26, 2017 –...

Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on new PMI Foundation

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October 17, 2017
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On September 13, a new chapter in the struggle against tobacco began with a surprise announcement. Philip Morris International, a multinational giant and marketer of Marlboro, the world's most popular cigarette...

95 Health Groups to Philip Morris International: Stop Selling Cigarettes

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September 14, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 – Today, 95 organizations from around the globe published an open letter to Philip Morris International (PMI) demanding that they immediately cease the production, marketin...

Open Letter to PMI from 123 Organizations

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September 14, 2017
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September 14, 2017 André Calantzopoulos Chief Executive Officer Philip Morris International Avenue de Rhodanie 50 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland   Dear Mr. Calantzopoulos, The undersign...

Philip Morris International Pretends to Care

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September 13, 2017
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Philip Morris International announced today that they have pledged $1 billion to work towards a smoke-free world. Some are inclined to greet this announcement with applause; but this venture should instead be v...

Tobacco Industry Accused of Murder: Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry, ASH reports

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July 17, 2017
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Action on Smoking & Health Draws on “Sick of Smoking’s” Current Legal Challenge Against Tobacco Companies in the Netherlands to Highlight Criminal Liability WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – ...

The U.S. Is Not Living Up to Its Obligation to Protect the Health of Its Citizens

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July 17, 2017
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All countries around the world, including the United States, have committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to strengthen universal peace and ...
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