Abstract: An ashtray has a hollow housing in the interior of which is mounted a smoke detector and an audio playback unit for providing an anti-smoking message upon the detection of smoke. A digital counter counts the number of activations of the smoke detector. The ashtray has a concave ash receiving depression on a top surface of the hollow housing. A centrally disposed smoke passage in the concave depression allows smoke to be drawn into the smoke detector through a smoke tunnel by a small fan. The device is battery powered and is provided with an on/off switch for selectively disconnecting the battery power supply.