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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NBC News: Cigarette Smoke Might Cause Infertility, Early Menopause, Study Shows
by Maggie Fox Tobacco smoke might do more than cause cancer, heart disease and lung damage. It might also injure fertility in women, researchers reported Tuesday. Women who smoked the most, and who started at the youngest ages, went through menopause almost two years earlier than women who never smoked, Danielle Smith of the Roswell […]
Fargo Forum editorial: Tobacco cessation succeeds
There is good news in the war against tobacco use: North Dakota is winning. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids said last week that North Dakota is the only state spending at levels recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on tobacco cessation programs. That level is 50 percent of funds designated from […]
WDAY: Sheyenne students write letters to lawmakers asking them to raise tobacco tax
By Jordee Kalk West Fargo (WDAY TV) – A creative collaboration for students at Sheyenne High School happened Friday. Senior government students teamed up with a freshman health class to write letters to local legislators on the tobacco tax rate in North Dakota. Students thanked legislators who voted to increase the tobacco tax throughout the […]
Grand Forks Herald: Report: North Dakota only state spending enough on tobacco prevention
By John Hageman, Grand Forks Herald A report released this week argues almost every state in the country is not spending enough money on tobacco prevention and cessation programs—every state, that is, except for North Dakota. The report, released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, focuses in part on the billions of dollars states have received […]
USA Today Network: Study suggests link between flavor in e-cigarettes and lung disease
Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY Network Flavored e-cigarettes may seem like an alternative to smoking, but researchers warn that flavored e-cigarettes may not be worth the unknown long-term risks. Researchers at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health tested 51 types of flavored e-cigarettes and flavor canisters for diacetyl, acetoin, and 2,3-pentanedione; three chemicals known to cause respiratory […]