FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2015 National Survey Shows Youth Cigarette Smoking Again Falls to Record Low, but E-Cigarettes and Cigars Threaten Progress Results Show Why FDA Must Act Now to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Cigars Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids WASHINGTON, DC – In terrific news for the nation’s […]
By Helmut Schmidt WEST FARGO – Add to North Dakota’s tobacco tax or leave it alone? That’s a question Sheyenne High School teachers agree would have been better left up to students to decide. On Friday, senior government class students teamed up with a freshman health class in a collaborative project to write letters to […]
North Dakota has garnered praise for its spending efforts to reduce tobacco use. There’s a little irony in this since the Legislature in the past has questioned the amount of spending. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids looked at how states used the billions of dollars received from lawsuits settled with major tobacco companies in 1998. […]
By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter Smoking and being exposed to secondhand smoke may trigger early menopause and infertility in women, a new study suggests. Other research has linked smoking with higher rates of infertility and perhaps earlier menopause. However, “secondhand smoke is less researched,” especially among never-smoking women, said study author Andrew Hyland, chair of health […]
by Maggie Fox Tobacco smoke might do more than cause cancer, heart disease and lung damage. It might also injure fertility in women, researchers reported Tuesday. Women who smoked the most, and who started at the youngest ages, went through menopause almost two years earlier than women who never smoked, Danielle Smith of the Roswell […]
There is good news in the war against tobacco use: North Dakota is winning. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids said last week that North Dakota is the only state spending at levels recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on tobacco cessation programs. That level is 50 percent of funds designated from […]
By Jordee Kalk West Fargo (WDAY TV) – A creative collaboration for students at Sheyenne High School happened Friday. Senior government students teamed up with a freshman health class to write letters to local legislators on the tobacco tax rate in North Dakota. Students thanked legislators who voted to increase the tobacco tax throughout the […]
By John Hageman, Grand Forks Herald A report released this week argues almost every state in the country is not spending enough money on tobacco prevention and cessation programs—every state, that is, except for North Dakota. The report, released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, focuses in part on the billions of dollars states have received […]
Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY Network Flavored e-cigarettes may seem like an alternative to smoking, but researchers warn that flavored e-cigarettes may not be worth the unknown long-term risks. Researchers at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health tested 51 types of flavored e-cigarettes and flavor canisters for diacetyl, acetoin, and 2,3-pentanedione; three chemicals known to cause respiratory […]
By Carrie McDermott • Daily News Users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a cancer-causing chemical in tobacco products, than cigarette smokers, according to a study from the federal government. Researchers from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say more […]