Our Organization
The mission of Tobacco Free North Dakota is to improve and protect the public health of all North Dakotans by reducing the serious health and economic consequences of tobacco use, the state's number one cause of preventable disease and death.
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Partners
With reductions in funding and the closure of BreatheND (with the repeal of 2008’s Measure 3), the support of our Partners and Members is crucial for us to be able to continue our fight for North Dakota’s first tobacco free generation!
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Coalition
Tobacco Free North Dakota is focused on building partnerships with individuals who and organizations which support tobacco prevention efforts and policy changes that protect the public from the dangers of tobacco use.
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Secondhand Smoke, Asthma Link Remains
By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Children with asthma were more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke than those without the disease, researchers found. From 1999 to 2010, the overall rate of exposure to secondhand smoke among children without asthma declined from 57.3% to 44.2%, but the exposure rate remained nearly constant over the […]
Study Says Smoking Bans Don't Hurt Bars, Restaurants
A new study suggests a statewide law banning smoking in public places would not harm the restaurant and bar industry and the people who work in it. The study has been done in North Carolina, the nation’s leading state for tobacco production. It is the home of major tobacco companies including the nation’s largest one, […]
Cigarette Taxation Helps to Reduce Drinking Among Groups Considered Vulnerable
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the U.S., while heavy drinking ranks as the third leading cause of preventable death. Cigarette taxation has been recognized as one of the most significant policy instruments to reduce smoking. Given that smoking and drinking often occur together, a first-of-its-kind study has examined […]
Cigarette Taxes Linked to Binge Drinking
By Elbert Chu, Associate Producer, MedPage Today Cigarette tax hikes were associated with a drop in the number of binge drinking bouts among male smokers and the amount of alcohol consumed when they did drink, investigators found. Compared with male smokers who were not hit with any cigarette tax increases, those who were binged seven fewer […]
New cigarette tax saves lives in Minnesota
By: Lindsay Aijala, Two Harbors, Lake County News Chronicle I’m writing in support of the $1.60 increase in the cigarette tax, which was included in the tax bill passed in the recently completed legislative session. The $1.60 per pack increase means that 47,000 Minnesota kids will never become addicted to cigarettes and have to face the […]