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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E-cigarettes health: Carcinogens found in e-cigarettes a danger, study finds
E-cigarettes health reports recently reveal that this seemingly “healthy” cigarette alternative may not be as good for users as many would like to believe, and that they might even include a similar number of dangerous carcinogens as regular cigarettes when smoking, Yahoo! reports this Tuesday, Aug. 27. The study highlights in its finding that researchers found that up to […]
Smokers and the Affordable Care Act: Q&A
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Lisa Zamosky The Affordable Care Act has ended some age-old health insurance practices such as denying people with pre-existing conditions. But it does allow insurance companies to charge people who use tobacco 50% more for their premiums. Supporters say the higher premiums make sense because smokers and other tobacco users have higher […]
The Real Reason Big Tobacco Loves E-Cigs
By Kyle Stock Apparently, the nicotine business never changes—with smoke or without. Big Tobacco fought government overseers for decades, but eventually traditional cigarettes became heavily regulated products. Now the Food and Drug Administration is working on a package of regulations for e-cigarettes devices, which vaporize liquid nicotine with heat, rather than burning it via tobacco […]
Doctors can help prevent teen smoking, panel says
Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY Children and teens may hear about the dangers of smoking from parents, teachers and friends, but they may be less likely to take up the deadly habit if they hear the message from at least one more important person: their doctor. That’s the conclusion of an influential panel publishing […]
Ronald Motley, Lawyer Who Led Tobacco Lawsuits, Dies at 68
By Jef Feeley Ronald L. Motley, a South Carolina lawyer who spearheaded lawsuits against tobacco companies that led them to agree to pay $246 billion in the biggest civil settlement in U.S. history, has died. He was 68. He died yesterday at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, Don Migliori, a partner in his law […]