Let’s Get Rid of Cigarettes
A World Where Cigarettes are No Longer Sold for Profit is Within Reach
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 6, 2017 – Cigarettes are the only consumer good that kills when used ...
Report on 50 Years
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A Future with ZERO Tobacco Deaths
ASH Releases Report on 50 Years of Fighting
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 26, 2017 –...
Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on new PMI Foundation
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
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...
Tobacco Industry Accused of Murder: Criminal Case Against Tobacco Industry, ASH reports
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 – ...
New Report: Tobacco in America
Americans’ Health Ranks 43rd Globally, Despite Spending Most on Healthcare
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) unveils report results, demonstrating that large disparities in tobacc...
Tobacco Production, Marketing Violate Basic Human Rights
DaniAction on Smoking and Health and Unfairtobacco agree with the Danish Institute of Human Rights (DIHR) that Philip Morris International (PMI) should cease “the production and marketing of tobacco.”
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International Labour Organization to Consider Severing Ties with the Tobacco Industry
Responding to Mounting Pressure, UN Agency Forced to Address Conflict of Interest
Washington, D.C.—March 14, 2017 – On Wednesday, March 15th, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will vote on whether to...
Statement from Action on Smoking and Health on E-Cigarettes Following the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report: E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a new report today, December 8, 2016, that presents research and policy recommendations on electronic cigarettes and their use among adolescents and young adults.
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ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story
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ASH Releases Video to Showcase a New Ending to the Tobacco Story
The World We Need
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Novembe...
Uruguay Wins Its Tobacco Case Against Philip Morris International
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STATEMENT BY LAURENT HUBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH
Uruguay Wins Its Tobacco Case...
Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights?
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Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights?
Inter-American Commission Ponders Question
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 6, 2016...
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing: Tobacco Addiction and the Right to Health
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ASH: Megan Arendt / ArendtM@ash.org
O’Neill Institute: Karen Teber / Km463@georgetown.edu
FIC Argentina: Patricia Gutkowski/ prensa@ficargentina.org
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New Global Anti-tobacco Leadership
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New Global Anti-tobacco Leadership
After twelve years of success, ASH passes FCA baton to HealthBridge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 20,...
Video Exposé on a Deadly Consumer Product
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Video Exposé on a Deadly Consumer Product
Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) releases parody video exposing #1 cause of...
Breaking: Tobacco Carve-Out in TPP
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Tobacco Carve-Out in TPP, Major Victory for Public Health
Removes New Weapon for Tobacco Industry
WASHINGTON, DC – ...
UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer
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UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer
Sustainable Development Goals Adopted at UN Summi...
Obama Can Help End Tobacco Epidemic, Says ASH
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Obama Can Help End Tobacco Epidemic, Says ASH
Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) Calls on President Obama to...
Plain Packaging for Tobacco Will Become the Global Norm
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PLAIN PACKAGING FOR TOBACCO WILL BECOME THE GLOBAL NORM
But will the U.S. be last?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1...
Statement from Executive Director on the 25th Anniversary of Smoke-free Skies
Smoke-free in the Skies, but not on the Ground
Just 25 years ago, smoking was a pervasive norm. People could smoke at work, in restaurants, and even on airplanes. Non-smokers were exposed to second hand smoke ...
Statement from ASH on the 25th Anniversary of Smoke-free Skies
The absence of smoking on commercial airliners is something we all now take for granted. But it wasn’t always that way. The ban on smoking was the culmination of years of effort by many individuals and public ...
32 Schools “Free From Tobacco Money”
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ASH CERTIFIES 32 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES “FREE FROM TOBACCO MONEY”
In Honor of Their Divestment from Tobacco...
Tobacco Corporations Buy Political Influence
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TOBACCO CORPORATIONS BUY POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Big Tobacco Contributes Over $1.6 Million Annually to Federal Can...
A Half Century of Avoidable Death
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A HALF CENTURY OF AVOIDABLE DEATH
New Report Offers a Global Perspective on Tobacco in America
WASHINGTON, D....
ASH Certifies 193 Members of Congress “Free from Tobacco Money”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 29, 2014 – Action on Smoking & Health (ASH), an organization devoted to creating a worl...