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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KX News: Less Students Smoking Cigarettes, More Students Smoking E-Cigarettes
By Alicia Ewen North Dakota kids smoke cigarettes less than they used to…far less. But they are dabbling in some other risky behaviors. The state asked high school students across the state about their habits. It found that fewer kids smoke. In fact, 80% of kids said they hadn’t smoked or used smokeless tobacco in the previous […]
Bismarck Tribune: E-cigarettes more popular than tobacco among teens, survey finds
By Amy R. Sisk, Bismarck Tribune Although tobacco use is down among North Dakota’s teenagers, nearly double the number of youngsters are using e-cigarettes, according to a survey of students. The 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows that 12 percent of high school students statewide reported smoking at least once in the month before the survey. […]
WebMD: E-Cigarette Use Highest Among Young Adults: Report
Almost 4 percent of all adult Americans use them, new survey shows WebMD News from HealthDay By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) — In a first-of-its-kind look at electronic cigarettes, a new U.S. government study reports that nearly 13 percent of American adults have tried e-cigarettes at least once and almost […]
USA Today: DOT bans e-cigarettes in checked luggage
Harriet Baskas, Special for USA TODAY Under a new federal rule announced Monday by the Department of Transportation, airline passengers and crewmembers will no longer be able to pack battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, personal vaporizers and any sort of electronic nicotine delivery system, in checked luggage. “We know from […]
NPR: Poll: Most Americans Support FDA Regulation Of E-Cigarettes
A majority of Americans say electronic cigarettes should be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration the same way the agency handles cigarettes containing tobacco, according to results from the latest NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll. Overall, 57 percent of people said the FDA should regulate e-cigarettes like tobacco products. The proportion of people in […]