KFYR-TV: ND’s ‘It’s Quitting Time’ campaign urges smokers to set a quit date

This story was published by KFYRTV in Bismarck about our third annual Quit Week. Quit Week is a statewide media campaign to raise awareness about quitting tobacco and the resources available to help them do it.

We also thank Bismarck Burleigh Public Health for helping spread the message and all of our local public health units for the tireless work they do for the communities of North Dakota.

To read the full story, click here. 

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Menthol cigarettes killed members of my family. The FDA’s proposed ban won’t bring them back, but it will save lives.

This is a piece printed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and written by Kayla McPike, a rising junior at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Youth Ambassador.

McPike describes the personal toll of menthol cigarettes and the effect on her family. To read her piece, click here.

New Study Shows Cost of Vaping on US Healthcare

A new, first of its kind study is showing the damage vaping products have on US healthcare expenditures. According to the study, all adult e-cigarette use lead to higher healthcare usage and costs: $15 billion nationally and $2,024 per user. $1.3 billion of this total was attributed to exclusive e-product usage.

 

To read the full study, click the link: Vaping Expenditure Study

WHO: Tobacco Poisoning Our Planet

This article was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) detailing the damage tobacco production and pollution does to the environment. To read the report, click on the link below.

Tobacco: Poisoning Our Planet WHO Report

Action on Smoking and Health: Tobacco Environmental Report

This report from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) details the damage the tobacco industry does on the environment. To read the report, click on the link below.

ASH: Tobacco and the Environment

 

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New Research Shows Vaping May Cause Gum Disease

Safer doesn’t mean safe when it comes to electronic cigarettes. New research is showing vaping causes the growth of bacteria associated with gum disease. The study also found electronic products caused more gum ligament and tissue separating from a tooth’s surface even than cigarette smokers.  To read to article, click here

 

To read the full study, click here.