NBC: Nicotine poisonings soar in babies and toddlers

The number of young children sickened after getting their little hands on nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids has skyrocketed in recent years. From 2010 through 2023, U.S. poison centers reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings among kids under age 6, according to a study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy […]

ND Monitor: Husband of North Dakota Lt. Gov. Strinden dies of cancer

Dr. Tom Strinden, the husband of North Dakota Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden, died Sunday.  A news release from the office of Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Strinden died after a 17-month battle with brain cancer. TFND extends our heartfelt condolences to Lt. Governor Michelle Strinden and the Strinden family. To read more, click here. 

NY Times: Just How Harmful is Vaping? More Evidence is Emerging

The more data that comes out, the more it shows that vaping is not safe. These products contain dangerous heavy metals, which can cause serious health issues. To read the full article, click here.

Reuters: Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking, report says

A report published by Action on Smoking and Health cites the Covid-19 pandemic, among other factors, as limiting progress on worldwide smoking cessation goals by 2025. While progress has been made in reducing the number of people who use tobacco worldwide, these disruptions prevented the target goal of a 30 percent reduction from 2010-2025. We […]

Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results from a large annual national survey. About two-thirds of 12th graders this year said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days. That’s the largest proportion abstaining since the annual […]