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About ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end the harm caused by tobacco.

After 50 years' successful campaigning this goal is within our grasp, but only if the inequalities in smoking across society are addressed.

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Latest Press Releases

10 September 2025

Children’s Awareness of Heated Tobacco Products Quadruples Following Illegal Promotion of Products, as Parliament Drags Heels on Key Legislation

Data from Action on Smoking and Health shows an alarming surge of awareness of heated tobacco products among children in just four years, with the proportion of children who report having ever used the products also increasing significantly.

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02 September 2025

Letter in response to Times article on illicit tobacco

ASH letter to the Times responding to an article on illicit tobacco on 01/09.

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