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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AL.com: Is vaping essential? Why smoke shops are open during the shutdown
This story appeared on al.com website on April 12. The story follows how Alabama’s vape shops are staying open and what it means for their public health. The link to the original story can be found here. Is vaping essential? Why smoke shops are open during the shutdown By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com Business is booming […]
ABC23: Family warns of symptoms and health dangers of vaping
This story was posted on ABC23’s website on April 14. ABC23 serves Bakersfield, California. The original link to the story can be found here Family warns of symptoms and health dangers of vaping By: Alex Bell Posted at 8:41 PM, Apr 14, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — This past march 16-year-old Ryker Schamblin had a cough along with […]
Vape Industry Trying to Lobby Federal, State Governments as “Essential Businesses”
Vaping is not an approved method of cessation- Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams made that very clear during his 2020 Smoking Cessation report. Still, the industry is fighting at the state and federal level to stay open as an “essential business.” The World Health Organization says smoking can increase your risk of catching COVID-19 […]
3 Students Win in the Big Tobacco Exposed Contest
CNN Health: Now’s the time to quit smoking: It could increase your odds of beating Covid-19
This article appeared on CNN Health’s webpage on April 3, 2020. The original link to the article can be found here. Now’s the time to quit smoking: It could increase your odds of beating Covid-19 By Ryan Prior (CNN)If you’ve been thinking about quitting smoking, there’s no time like the present pandemic. With the novel coronavirus […]