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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U.S. News/HealthDay: Graphic Cigarette Warnings May Target Brain's 'Quit Centers'
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Disturbing images on cigarette pack warning labels activate brain regions crucial in quitting smoking, a new study suggests. “Regulators can and should use this research to craft more effective warning labels and messages to smokers that both deliver facts about the negative effects […]
Duluth News Tribune: Training targets high tobacco use among addicts, mentally ill
By John Lundy If someone is dealing with other addictions or mental health issues, it’s not the time to ask them to stop smoking. Right? Wrong, says an addictions psychiatrist from New Jersey who’s in Duluth to help lead a two-day training seminar on helping individuals with special challenges overcome tobacco use. “The newer research […]
Today Show: Video: E-cigarette explodes in pocket, man left with second-degree burns
A frightening explosion of an e-cigarette in a Kentucky man’s pocket was caught on camera in a convenience store. The man was hospitalized Tuesday with second-degree burns after the battery in his electronic cigarette exploded in his pants pocket. To see the video: http://www.today.com/video/video-e-cigarette-explodes-in-pocket-man-left-with-second-degree-burns-631071811975
Medical News Today: E-cigarettes impair immune responses more than tobacco
Written by Yvette Brazier As evidence emerges that e-cigarettes are not as safe as advertisers claim, a new study shows that flavorings classed as “Generally Recognized as Safe” by the US Food and Drug Administration are best avoided in smoking. The findings are presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting […]
WDAZ: Devils Lake landlord honored for going tobacco-free
By Kelsie McMahon DEVILS LAKE, ND (WDAZ-TV) – The secondhand smoke from even one tenant smoking indoors can cause health problems for people in multiple other units. In North Dakota it is legal to smoke inside an apartment, but one landlord is making a difference in Devils Lake. Dan Lagein, Lagein Apartments owner: “Probably over […]