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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C-stores Could Hit $1B in E-Cigarette Sales This Year
NEW YORK — New Nielsen convenience store data indicates that electronic cigarette sales could hit $1 billion this year, with that figure jumping to $1.7 billion when factoring in online sales. Leading e-cigarette sales at c-stores is Lorillard Inc.’s blu eCigs brand, according to Bonnie Herzog, managing director of tobacco, beverage and consumer research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC. She […]
University of Texas at San Diego to Study Health Effects of E-Cigarettes
San Francisco, CA – William Cooke and Donovan Fogt, UTSA kinesiologists, have received a $30,000 seed fund from the University to help investigate the health effects of electronic cigarettes. They will be teaming up with Assistant Professor Caroline Rickards at the University of North Texas to help gather data about the effects of e-cigarettes and the […]
The electronic cigarette ignites debate
By Michael Crusan – email Eau Claire (WQOW) – Electronic cigarettes are technically smoke free, but some businesses and health experts are drawing the line to put them out. This alternative to smoking is receiving mixed reviews in Eau Claire. “Have the brown filter, the white battery, I mean it looks just like you’re naturally smoking a […]
Law banning smoking in restaurants turns 10
Andrew Henderson / Featured Stories, Fulton News For many of us, it seems like a lifetime ago when we were asked if we wanted to be seated at the smoking or non-smoking section in our local restaurant. For Zachary and Matthew Metott, it was an actual lifetime ago. The Metott boys turn 10 years old this year and […]
Cities Struggle to Classify E-Cigs as They Grow in Popularity
By: Joy Lim Nakrin A growing trend is taking hold in the Twin Cities: electronic cigarettes. Minnesota’s recent tobacco tax hike seems to have given the business a boost. “Smokeless Smoking” opened its first store in 2009. Now, four years later there are four locations. Since the new tobacco taxes took effect this month, sales […]