Campaigns
2026 Manifesto – Stubbing out the tobacco and nicotine industry’s harmful products: improving Scotland’s health
ASH Scotland’s manifesto briefing for 2026 Scottish Parliament election ASH Scotland is calling on all political parties to join us in working to achieve the goal of reducing smoking rates to 5% or less across all our communities by 2034 to reduce inequalities, premature deaths, tobacco-related costs to Scottish society...
No Smoking Day
No Smoking Day 2026 No Smoking Day took place on Wednesday 11 March 2026. We asked people to join us in raising the awareness of the harms of tobacco by sharing our digital assets on their social media channels, and using the hashtag #NSD26. Click here to see our social...
World No Tobacco Day
The WHO World No Tobacco Day theme for 2026 was "Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine and tobacco addiction". We launched our campaign for World No Tobacco Day (31st of May), encouraging young people to use their voices collectively to express how they feel about the tobacco and nicotine industries....
Ban Disposable Vapes
The ban of disposable vapes in Scotland came into force on Sunday 1 June 2025, which ASH Scotland warmly welcomed following our committed campaigning on the issue. To learn more about what the ban entails, take a look at our FAQs. Read on to find out how we collaborated with...
NCD Alliance Scotland
As a steering group member of NCD Alliance Scotland, we’re campaigning with other public health organisations to address Scotland’s biggest killers through action on societal factors that cause ill-health. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and lung disease - are responsible for almost 39,000 deaths...
Scottish Coalition On Tobacco (SCOT)
The Scottish Coalition On Tobacco is a coalition of 21 health groups, charities and civic and voluntary organisations campaigning to shape a positive future for public health in Scotland. The combined influence of SCOT adds weight to policies and campaigning, and demands the attention of all policy makers. How does...