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About ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
Read more about us and our work here
Latest Additions
Updated publications: Essential Information 02: Smoking Statistics: Illness and Death and Essential Information 15: Smoking and Mental Health (November 2008)
ASH Briefings: The ASH Briefings provide supporting evidence for a range of tobacco control measures including Plain Packaging, Tobacco Displays at the Point of Sale and Tobacco Vending Machines.
Beyond Smoking Kills: In 1998 the Government published "Smoking Kills", the first UK White Paper on tobacco control. Beyond Smoking Kills reviews progress made since then and sets out an agenda for a comprehensive tobacco control strategy.
ASH response to the Government consultation on the future of tobacco control. The Smokefree Action Coalition website gives further information on the campaign: click on the logo top right
Current Policy Issues
Further information and policy documents on smoking and tobacco control
Campaigns
Details of ASH's current campaigns and how you can get involved
Information
View ASH's publications such as fact sheets, plus links to the law guide and other external resources
