Open Letter to PMI from 123 Organizations
September 14, 2017
André Calantzopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Morris International
Avenue de Rhodanie 50 1007
Lausanne, Switzerland
Dear Mr. Calantzopoulos,
The undersign...
IASLC Statement on Philip Morris’ New Manifesto Highlights the Importance of Tobacco Control
On February 1, 2017, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) issued the following statement:
“According to its own public reports, in 2016 Phillip Morris manufactured 800 billion...
International Smoke-free Air Successes
Many Americans view smoking, and secondhand smoke, as a problem that has mostly been solved, at least in the United States.
However, only half of all Americans are protected from exposure to secondhand smoke...
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 ...
What Flying Was Like Before the Smoke Cleared
If you think the air travel experience generally stinks now, consider what it was like before smoking was banned on domestic flights 25 years ago.
Tracy Sear, a flight attendant with US Airways, was looking ov...
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 start by their early twenties. The cities that have taken this ...