Report: Cessation, The Right to Health
Access to Smoking Cessation Support is a Human Right
ASH and ICTC Release a Report in Advance of World No Tobacco Day, May 31st
Contact: Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org | (202) 390 – 9513
WASHINGTON, DC – Ma...
ASH Live: Human Rights & Cessation
ASH recently co-authored this BMJ Tobacco Control article on using human rights tools to strengthen cessation. To bring this new approach to more people, we are hosting a short Facebook Live with our Managing A...
Why I Fight: John’s Dying Wish
The tobacco industry knows that their products kill when used as intended, and yet, they choose to continue to mass produce, market, and sell cigarettes every single day. No other company or industry does that....
Linda Bailey – Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19
ASH Webinar on Tobacco Cessation, Production & Sales in Light of COVID-19
April 16, 2020
Statement from Linda Bailey, JD, MHS
President and CEO, North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC)
ABOUT NAQC: NAQ...
Quit in Quarantine
By: Dr. Harry Lando, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota
Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Action on Smoking & Health
We are living throug...
Sheltering in Place – An Opportunity to Finally Quit Smoking
By: Dr. Harry Lando, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota
Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy, Action on Smoking & Health
We are living throug...
Coronavirus Update
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Resources on COVID-19
"Congruent results from two analytical approaches support a causal effect of smoking on risk of severe COVID-19." Sept...
ASH Statement: The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical
Statement of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
The Surgeon General is right: Smoking cessation treatment works and is critical
Contact: Megan Arendt
arendtm@ash.org
(202) 659-4310
On January 23, 2020, the...
Cessation
"Relying on willpower alone, however, is not likely to be successful. Research over the past 25 years has shown that, out of 100 people trying to quit smoking cold turkey, only about three to five of them will ...
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 be fatal.
You smoke.
Betsy Mathews
Oh, not a lot. S...
Women Who Quit Smoking Live Decade More
Women who stop smoking before middle-age live about 10 years longer than women who continue to smoke throughout life, a new study from the United Kingdom finds.
Smoking until middle age does reduce lifespan...