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End Secondhand Smoke

July 26, 2022

ASH is building a world where your family is better protected from cigarettes, an addictive and lethal product. But we need your help to counter the power and influence of…

New Zealand is changing the rules: Start dumping your tobacco stocks now

July 25, 2022

…be significantly reduced. 3.) Reduction in nicotine in cigarettes to below addictive levels (similar to the Biden administration’s announcement in June 2022). Cigarettes will no longer be addictive, and therefore…

Groundbreaking Tobacco Endgame Proposal from FDA on Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes

June 22, 2022

…Health (ASH) applauds President Biden and FDA Commissioner Califf for beginning the process to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels. Cigarettes are still killing nearly half a million Americans…

Call for Organizations to Sign On

June 10, 2022

…and local governments for protecting Americans’ human rights. Tobacco companies targeting the Black community with menthol cigarettes infringes on their right to be free from racial discrimination, as well as…

Support Our Progress in 2022

June 2, 2022

ASH is building a world where your family is better protected from cigarettes, an addictive and lethal product. But we need your help to counter the power and influence of…

Lawsuit Against the FDA Dismissed in Light of Menthol Rulemaking Process

June 1, 2022

…this action. The lawsuit followed the 2013 Citizen’s Petition which called on the FDA to prohibit menthol in cigarettes. “As African American physicians, we are thrilled with the FDA’s proposed…

Protect Our Environment

May 23, 2022

ASH is building a world where your family is better protected from cigarettes, an addictive and lethal product. But we need your help to counter the power and influence of…

Report: Tobacco and the Environment

May 20, 2022

…Tobacco “From production through consumption and beyond disposal, cigarettes cause destruction to both our environment and human life,” said Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)….

Protect Our Environment

May 20, 2022

…disposal, cigarettes cause destruction to both our environment and human life,” said Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). “More governments should look to the EU,…

Study of Canada’s menthol cigarette ban project that US menthol ban will lead 1.3 million US smokers to quit

May 10, 2022

…has been disproportionately devastated by menthol cigarettes. But that means that they will have the most to gain from a menthol ban. The proposed rule to ban menthol in cigarettes…

Statement on FDA’s Proposed Rule Banning Menthol as a Characterizing Flavor

April 28, 2022

…U.S. Joint statement addressing systemic racism in the enforcement of commercial tobacco control, released in 2020. Stock photos of menthol cigarettes for use Stock videos of menthol cigarettes for use…

Joint Statement from the Plaintiffs on FDA’s Response in Favor of Banning Menthol

April 28, 2022

…action, which was initiated by the organizations behind the Citizen Petition. “Today’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will save Black lives. If the ban is finalized, it…

Happy Earth Day!

April 19, 2022

…are poisonous. A study in Italy found that cigarettes release 10 times as much particulate matter into the air as a diesel engine. Smoke from cigarettes and from tobacco cultivation…

Save Families

April 12, 2022

ASH is building a world where your family is better protected from cigarettes, an addictive and lethal product. But we need your help to counter the power and influence of…

Testimony of DC Tobacco Free Coalition: Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support

April 11, 2022

…Tobacco Free Kids, American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and Parents Against Vaping and E-cigarettes, who are headquartered here in the District, as well as many local institutions like…

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March 11, 2022

ASH is building a world where your family is better protected from cigarettes, an addictive and lethal product. But we need your help to counter the power and influence of…

ASH Commends FDA for Finally Starting Process to Save Black Lives

February 25, 2022

…because it acts as an anesthetic which causes the toxic chemicals and smoke in cigarettes to be inhaled deeper, in turn making menthol cigarettes more difficult to quit. In 2009,…

Social Justice in Public Health

February 17, 2022

…social justice issue within the United States, where, for decades, African Americans have been targeted with advertisements for menthol cigarettes, and as a result, eighty five percent of African Americans…

ASH Thanks Outgoing Board Chair and Welcomes Incoming Board Chair

February 17, 2022

…phase out the sale of commercial, combustible cigarettes. ASH is pleased that Dr. Munzer will remain a Board Trustee and an active supporter of our mission to reach zero deaths…

Tobacco and the Environment

February 16, 2022

…cigarettes also have a significant effect on air pollution while they are being smoked. When cigarettes are burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals…

ASH Welcomes New FDA Commissioner

February 16, 2022

…characterizing flavor in cigarettes; this will save lives and help to correct health inequities. We hope that your tobacco control work will continue above and beyond this goal during your…

ASH’s 2022 Priorities

January 11, 2022

…continued strategic involvement in litigation, such as our joint lawsuit against the FDA to phase out menthol cigarettes. We will continue exploring novel ways to use the law to hold…

End of 2021 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

December 22, 2021

…that make its users ill and often kills them when used as intended, resulting in over 8 million deaths per year. This has to stop. Products like cigarettes are not…

Estate Planning for Peace of Mind

December 22, 2021

…support work I’m passionate about! So, I chose my most important non-profits, including ASH because I can’t wait to see them help more jurisdictions phase out the sale of cigarettes,…

ASH’s Accomplishments in 2021

December 16, 2021

…Live Coverage: The FDA Plans to Ban Menthol Cigarettes The Washington Post: Ban on Menthol Cigarettes The Washington Post: FDA could begin ramping up tobacco regulation efforts Gothamist: Calls Grow…

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