The American Lung Association released their 2022 State of Tobacco Control report, grading how state perform on a number of tobacco control metrics. North Dakota scored high on our smoke-free air law, but very poor on taxes. To read the full report, click here.
If you use e-cigarettes and test positive for COVID-19, you’re more likely to develop symptoms than people who don’t vape. Mayo Clinic researchers studied the frequency of common COVID symptoms experienced by vapors and compared them to those of people who didn’t vape. To read the full story, click here.
On January 20, TFND executive Director Heather Austin led a webinar on how to work on tobacco policy in North Dakota. That video can be viewed by clicking here.
Portland, Maine is mulling a ban on flavored tobacco products. These products are overwhelmingly marketed for and used by kids. To read the full report, click here.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids released its state by state look at tobacco control funding. North Dakota ranks 5th nationally for funding at 58 percent of the CDC recommended level. North Dakota’s legislature increased tobacco control funding during the 2021 legislative session. You can read the report here.
North Dakota State University’s Kelly Buettner-Schmidt has also done multiple studies proving the contents of e-liquid containers don’t match the labels. Below is an excerpt to a summary of the piece: “In December 2021, the North Dakota State University Tobacco Control and Prevention Research Team published an article1 in the journal, The Nurse Practitioner. I […]
A new World Health Organization (WHO) shows 60 countries are on track to reduce tobacco usage from 2010-2025 by 30 percent or more. The report also says investment in evidence-based practices like funding quitlines (among other cessation practices) could help more than 150 million people quit. To read the report, follow the link.
Tobacco addiction is an addiction. It is hard for people to quit, especially on the first try. This article shows many who’ve gone through surgical treatment found there way back to tobacco after a year. To read the article, click here