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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Healthline News: Teen E-Cigarette Use Linked to Breathing Problems
A study of adolescents in Hong Kong found respiratory issues were 30 percent more likely in vapers than non-vapers. Written by Roberta Alexander E-cigarettes and vaporizers, widely touted as a way to quit smoking, remain controversial. For every supporter who sees them as useful, there is a health expert suggesting that these products are dangerous […]
New York Times: U.S. Smoking Rate Declines, but Poor Remain at Higher Risk
By SABRINA TAVERNISE WASHINGTON — Smoking, the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, continued to decline last year, federal health authorities reported Thursday, with the share of American adults who smoke dropping to 16.8 percent, down from 17.8 percent in 2013. Smoking has been one of the brightest public health successes of recent history. […]
The Washington Post: Who still smokes in the United States — in seven simple charts
By Brady Dennis Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has fallen to the lowest rate in generations, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s good news, considering that smoking still accounts for about 480,000 deaths annually in the United States, along with an estimated $300 billion in health costs […]
STAT: E-cigarettes widely seen as harmful in STAT-Harvard poll
By DAVID NATHER And SHEILA KAPLAN WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe electronic cigarettes are harmful to people’s health, according to a new national poll — even though scientists have not reached a consensus on the risks of the increasingly popular products. The results of the poll, by STAT and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, […]
Reuters Health: Adolescent e-cigarette use tied to breathing problems
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Adolescents who reported using e-cigarettes were about 30 percent more likely to report respiratory symptoms than those who never used e-cigarettes, in a study from China. The increased risk of breathing problems – like a cough or phlegm – varied depending on whether or not the adolescents also smoked traditional cigarettes. […]