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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InForum: Mentally ill more likely to smoke, die from tobacco-related illness
The mentally ill and those battling substance abuse are much more likely than others to smoke, and suffer higher illness and death rates as a result. The American Lung Association in North Dakota is launching an effort to target smoking cessation programs at those who are mentally ill or dealing with addictions. Tobacco control advocates […]
LA Times – Capitol Times: Lawmakers show surprising courage against Big Tobacco
The Legislature showed some guts last week in standing up to the tobacco lobby and its political money. It could have shown more, however, by mustering the courage to raise taxes on cigarettes, cigars and chewing crud. California’s tobacco tax is among the lowest in the nation and hasn’t been hiked since 1998 — and […]
ADA News: ADA, others "concerned" about tobacco products
By Jennifer Garvin, American Dental Association News Silver Spring, Md. — The ADA and 35 other health organizations have asked the Food and Drug Administration to be more diligent about requiring tobacco companies to obtain approval before introducing new tobacco products to market. In a Feb. 26 letter to Mitchell Zeller, director, Center for Tobacco […]
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 […]