<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-17-052370.txt : 20170912
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-17-052370
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170908
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170912
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170912

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cormack Scott Daniel
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001442675

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-80623
		FILM NUMBER:		171080815

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400-1001 WEST BROADWAY
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V6H 4B1

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000949858
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				954343413
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19820 NORTH CREEK PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 201
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		425-686-1500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19820 NORTH CREEK PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 201
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98011

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ONCOGENEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080821

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950825
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        <issuerName>ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>98011</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-09-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>3.09</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>14810</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of common stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding obligations in connection with the net settlement of restricted stock units reported by the reporting holder on August 3, 2017 in connection with the consummation of the merger on August 1, 2017 between OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Achieve Life Science, Inc. and does not represent a sale by the reporting person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Sandra Thomson as attorney-in-fact for Scott Cormack</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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