On the way to a tobacco- and nicotine-free Switzerland
The Swiss Association for Tobacco Control is the center of competence for tobacco prevention in Switzerland. As an umbrella organization for the promotion of non-smoking, it today comprises over 50 organizational members. AT Switzerland offers its members a broad network of experts and provides expertise on tobacco control and prevention. With evidence-based offers and the networking of the central actors, it is committed to a sustainably healthy and smoke-free Switzerland and at the same time offers the population a hand in quitting smoking and nicotine withdrawal.
An important field of action is the denormalization of the consumption of tobacco and nicotine products. This is because a large part of the population still regards the consumption of lethal tobacco and nicotine products as "normal". Furthermore, the protection of young people is at the center of its work and AT Switzerland would like to encourage smokers on their way to quitting smoking. Finally, AT Switzerland is very concerned to strengthen the protection of the population from passive smoke.
News and blog posts
19.12.2023
ELFBAR: hypocrisy and double standards in vaping flavours
Following criticism of its flavours that appeal especially to children, ELFBAR, a popular brand of disposable e-cigarettes, intends to abandon sweet flavours in the UK in the future. In Switzerland, however, the sale of such products continues briskly, which clearly shows the industry’s shameless double standards.
Learn more18.12.2023
AT Blog - EHL is committed to smoke-free spaces
EHL Hospitality Business School, founded in 1893, has set itself the goal of transforming its campus into a smoke-free zone.
from Mélanie Chibani
Learn more07.12.2023
AT Blog - Belgium is adopting 10 bold tobacco control measures
Presented by the Belgian Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health in October 2023, after having been approved by the Council of Ministers, this set of new regulations marks an important step in putting an end to tobacco.
from Pierre Bizel & Danielle van Kalmthout
Learn moreThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals and Tobacco
Protection from second-hand smoke from your fellow human beings
The call for smoke-free indoor environments is based on clear evidence of health damage caused by passive smoking. In Switzerland, too, scientific research has demonstrated the positive health effects of legal protection against passive smoking.