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Entries by Andrew Horn
New Study Shows E-Cigarette Companies Used COVID-19 Pandemic to Boost Sales
A new study published in Tobacco Control shows how various e-cigarette companies used different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic to boost sales of their products, including using misleading language about the effects of their products. To read the full study, click here
Foster County Passes Tobacco Free Park Policy
Congratulations to Foster County for passing a tobacco free parks policy! These policies are critical to ensure every North Dakotan breathes clean air in public places. Thanks to all parties and the commission who worked so hard on to make this happen. To read the policy, click here.
FDA Issues Warning to 10 Companies for Illegal Marketing
The FDA issued a letter to 10 companies on July 20, including Puff Bar, to “remove their flavored disposable e-cigarettes and youth-appealing e-liquid products from the market because they do not have the required premarket authorization.” Puff Bar announced on July 13 they were suspending sales of their product in the United States, but not […]
Puff Bar Suspends Sales in United States
Puff Bar is Suspending US Sales- Full Article This article appeared on FairWarning.org, a website which is part of the Institute for Nonprofit News collaborative. The July 13 article describes some background into the owners of Puff Bar and how the company is entangled in two different US lawsuits.
Colorado Sun: Colorado to Put Tobacco and Vaping Tax on Ballot
This story appeared in the Colorado Sun on June 11, 2020. Colorado lawmakers are looking at adding a measure to the November ballot to increase taxes on tobacco and vaping products. A full version of the story can be found here
Tobacco Free North Dakota Announces Video Essay Scholarship Contest Winners
We tried to narrow it down to one winner, but one is a lonely number. For the first time, Tobacco Free North Dakota (TFND) is awarding two $1,000 scholarships for the Video Essay Scholarship Contest. The two winners are Sidney Anderson of Lisbon and Amy Moylan of Bismarck. Anderson will be attending Northern State University […]
CNN: The fight against Covid-19 should also be the fight against tobacco
This story was posted on CNN’s website on June 3. The opinion piece was written by Kelly Henning, the director of public health at Bloomberg Philanthropies. She’s also a former professor of infectious disease at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and served as director of the Division of Epidemiology at the New York […]
Study: People with Diabetes who Smoke Have Higher Risk of Unplanned Medical Visits
TFND’s former president Dr. Eric Johnson was among the authors published in a study showing adult patients with diabetes who smoke have a higher risk of unplanned medical visits. Dr. Johnson says the study was a “Collaboration between University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Family and Community Medicine, UND […]
Community Readiness Survey Shows Startling Concerns About Tobacco in North Dakota
The 2019 Community Readiness Survey of North Dakota is showing adults across the state are deeply worried about tobacco use, particularly among youth. Just a few numbers in the survey show: 3 out of 4 (75 percent) of ND adults believe tobacco use is a moderate or serious problem among youth. Nearly 92 percent of […]