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.
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.
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.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Tips From Former Smokers” ads are set to stop at the end of September. The Tips campaign has driven more than 2 million additional calls to the 1-800-QUIT-NOW number since it started in 2012. This is a successful resource that has saved countless lives. To read more about the program and effect of it ending, click here.
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 to smoke should be kept as is or strengthened. To read more, click here.
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 of Pediatrics. To read more about the study, click here.
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.
The more data that comes out, the more it shows that vaping is not safe. These products contain dangerous heavy metals, which can cause serious health issues. To read the full article, click here.
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 will continue to advocate for a tobacco free generation in North Dakota! To read the full article, click here.
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 survey started measuring abstinence in 2017. Most young people don’t want to end up addicted to nicotine, alcohol, or other drugs. We must continue our work to make sure we reach ALL young people. To read the full article, click here.