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ASH advocates for innovative legal & policy measures to end the global tobacco epidemic. RT ≠ endorsements. #AfterTobacco #TobaccoViolation
Washington, DC
Joined February 2010
The only place cigarettes belong is in a museum. Let's push them there by phasing out their sale. Join our movement to set the sun on big tobacco here: #PhaseOutCigs #NCTOH2019
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ASH's Chris Bostic sat down with ASH Scotland to discuss all things #TobaccoEndgame. Hear about tobacco and nicotine-free generation being implemented in towns in the US, alongside bans on tobacco in areas like Beverly Hills.
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#NCTOH2025 - Stop by the City of Melrose’s booth to hear more about their Nicotine Free Generation (NFG) #TobaccoEndgame policy in action!!
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"These results imply that quitting smoking is linked to better [substance use disorder] SUD recovery outcomes; smoking cessation could be a tool for assisting the recovery process among the millions of US adults with a current SUD.".
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study among adults with a substance use disorder (SUD) assesses smoking status and SUD recovery over time to determine whether transitioning from current to former smoking is associated...
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Inspiring words from Brian King of @TobaccoFreeKids at #NCTOH2025: . Years from now, when future generations ask you what you did during this perilous time for public health, the only acceptable answer will be, “I fought like hell.”
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#NCTOH2025 - Come visit ASH’s booth and Poster 96 to learn about #TobaccoEndgame strategies and tools available to support advocates!. Let’s end the tobacco epidemic, together!
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Thank you to all participants of the 2nd US #TobaccoEndgame Summit yesterday. It was fruitful and inspiring to plan for the end of commercial tobacco sales. Continue the conversation at #NCTOH2025 today at 1:45pm in the Colorado Room on 2nd floor with @truthinitiative. @aatclc
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RT @Wdekanter: In the Netherlands we propose a generation ban for the sale of all nicotine products in 2030 to children born from 2012 onwa….
tabaknee.nl
A report by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) states that a generational sales ban on tobacco products can legally be introduced by individual EU member states, without the EU being able to stop...
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"The bill would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. This provision would take effect from 1 January 2027, when those affected reach the age of 18.". #TobaccoEndgame #TobaccoFreeGeneration #TFG #Gibraltar.
surinenglish.com
It aims to protect public health, reduce environmental impact, and prevent the young from adopting harmful habits
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"Conclusions: Public support for most tobacco endgame policies was high. Implications: Assessing public support can assist with progressing tobacco endgame policies. Policies that are widely supported by the public may be more politically feasible.".
academic.oup.com
AbstractIntroductions. An increasing number of countries are adopting the tobacco endgame goal. High levels of public support can accelerate momentum towar
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“Cigarette filters are toxic, non-essential single-use plastics with no proven health benefit. They are designed to mislead people into believing smoking is safer and are among the most littered items globally,” GYV spokespersons said.
gmanetwork.com
On International Youth Day 2025, youth-led environmental and health advocacy groups from around the world urged negotiators of the global plastics treaty to impose a full ban on cigarette filters and...
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“It’s supposed to be the bold agenda we aspire to until the next political declaration comes around — not a humble, conservative set of asks,” she said. “We need to push our states to exercise political will to address this problem.” .
theexamination.org
Calls for sugar taxes and nondescript packaging for tobacco were removed during negotiations ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September.
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"The path to a tobacco-free future is mapped out—what is now needed is the political will to follow it. The WHO's latest report & updated Playbook offer governments both a warning & toolkit, underscoring how delaying action only benefits Big Tobacco.".
natureworldnews.com
In early July, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a vital reminder that tobacco's global toll remains concerningly high despite constituting one of the most preventable causes of death.
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"The Lao Ministry of Health is stepping up efforts to reduce smoking by strictly enforcing new rules on cigarette packaging.".
laotiantimes.com
The Lao Ministry of Health is stepping up efforts to reduce smoking by strictly enforcing new rules on cigarette packaging.
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New resource from ChangeLab Solutions:. Supports public health practitioners in better understanding how to leverage policy scans to support the identification, assessment, and prioritization of policy options in collaboration with community partners.
changelabsolutions.org
Helping public health practitioners move from research to action
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Today at #PlasticsTreaty #INC52, ASH stands with high ambition countries that refused to accept the fatally weak text offered by countries that benefit from plastic production. No treaty is better than a weak treaty. #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
ash.org
Today, August 15, 2025 at 10:00 am Geneva time – ASH stands with the high ambition countries that refused to accept the fatally weak text offered by countries that benefit from plastic production....
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"A report shared at #WCTC2025 last month in Dublin set out multiple examples of new technologies being adopted to promote smoking and vaping, including tobacco companies launching digital tokens and vape companies sponsoring online games.".
theguardian.com
Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners
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