Entries by Andrew Horn

WHO: 1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that 1 in 5 adults worldwide are using tobacco products- a high number and decrease since 2000. For the first time, the report also estimates 100 million people worldwide using electronic nicotine products. To read the full report, click here. 

Former State Senator Larry Robinson passes away

TFND extends our condolences to the family and friends of former senator Larry Robinson of Valley City. Robinson passed away on September 3. Aside from his many years in the North Dakota Senate, he was also the former director of the Valley City State University foundation. To read more about Robinson’s life, click here. 

ND Monitor: Gov. Armstrong appoints new state health officer

Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced he has appointed Sherry Adams, administrator and CEO of the Southwestern District Health Unit in Dickinson, to serve as North Dakota’s state health officer. We are excited to work with Adams in her new role. To read more, click here.

MSN: Most Americans back feds’ anti-smoking ads: poll

Almost 3 in 4 Americans support government public awareness campaigns to discourage smoking and efforts to track the effectiveness of the messages, according to an Ipsos poll. Most Americans support measures to reduce tobacco use because most Americans know the dangers these products pose. A key data point: 76% of respondents said efforts behind ads encouraging people not […]

NBC: Nicotine poisonings soar in babies and toddlers

The number of young children sickened after getting their little hands on nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids has skyrocketed in recent years. From 2010 through 2023, U.S. poison centers reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings among kids under age 6, according to a study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy […]

ND Monitor: Husband of North Dakota Lt. Gov. Strinden dies of cancer

Dr. Tom Strinden, the husband of North Dakota Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden, died Sunday.  A news release from the office of Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Strinden died after a 17-month battle with brain cancer. TFND extends our heartfelt condolences to Lt. Governor Michelle Strinden and the Strinden family. To read more, click here. 

Reuters: Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking, report says

A report published by Action on Smoking and Health cites the Covid-19 pandemic, among other factors, as limiting progress on worldwide smoking cessation goals by 2025. While progress has been made in reducing the number of people who use tobacco worldwide, these disruptions prevented the target goal of a 30 percent reduction from 2010-2025. We […]

Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey. About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days. That’s the largest proportion abstaining since the annual […]