Harm reduction & product regulation

ASH campaigns for harm reduction and product regulation at both the UK and EU level as part of a long-term strategy to promote better regulation of tobacco and nicotine products.

• Regulating nicotine products

  Tobacco is a unique consumer product: there is no safe level of use and half of all life-long smokers die prematurely from smoking-related diseases.

• Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes

  Cigarette-started fires cause death, disfigurement and distress which could be easily prevented by simple design changes. The tobacco industry has ha

• Warning labels

  Warnings on tobacco products inform people of the health risks of smoking. They can help deter young people from taking up smoking and also help smok

• Low tar cigarettes

  For many decades the tobacco industry succeeded in persuading smokers that low tar cigarettes were less hazardous than higher tar variants. However t

• Harm Reduction

  Tobacco is a uniquely dangerous consumer product and there is no safe level of use. Most of the harm comes from the poisons in tobacco smoke. Smokele