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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Employees Who Smoke Cost Businesses $6,000 Extra Per Year; Cigarette Breaks Big Factor In Loss of Productivity
By Zulai Serrano z.serrano@hngn.com A new study reveals U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes, according to Ohio State University researchers. The researchers took an in depth look at the financial burden for companies that employ smokers, and the findings may surprise you. “By drawing on previous research on the costs […]
Most youth who use smokeless tobacco are smokers, too
By Anne Harding, Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most young people in the U.S. who use newer smokeless tobacco products are smoking cigarettes too, according to new research. “These findings are troubling, but not surprising, as tobacco companies spend huge sums to market smokeless tobacco in ways that entice kids to start and encourage […]
Letter: Harm-reduction not best public policy for tobacco
There has been a good deal of talk about “harm-reduction” strategies (promoting alternative tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco or e-cigarettes, as safer alternatives to smoking cigarettes) as being good options for tobacco users to reduce the risk of using tobacco while maintaining the addiction to nicotine. Reducing-harm strategies can be an option for an […]
'Cowboys get cancer, too,' says speaker at smokeless tobacco summit in Missoula
By Alice Miller For nine months, James Capps didn’t have a bite of food. He had to pour nutrition drinks into a feeding tube to get nourishment while he underwent and recovered from treatment for oral cancer. Smokeless tobacco is dangerous, and Capps’ story is the testament. Capps is featured in a short video and advertising […]
Smoking Ban Tilts Odds Against Ambulance Calls From Casinos
by DEBORAH FRANKLIN Public health advocates have lobbied hard in recent years to clear restaurants, bars and other workplaces of tobacco smoke, and the winds seem to be at their back. Already, 36 states and the District of Columbia have enacted some version of an indoor smoking ban to protect the health of workers and […]