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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The Atlantic: Tobacco Companies May Have Found a Way to Make Vapes More Addictive
This article form The Atlantic highlights how tobacco companies are adding video screens to vapes to make them more appealing to kids. This is on top of the flavors and high nicotine levels already included. This is a huge problem and more must be done in regulating the industry from selling these kind of products. […]
FDA: $76 Million in Illegal E-Cigarettes Seized in Joint Federal Operation
FDA News Release $76 Million in Illegal E-Cigarettes Seized in Joint Federal Operation FDA Collaborating with Federal Task Force to Accelerate Further Enforcement Actions For Immediate Release: October 22, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced the administrative seizure of approximately three million […]
The Telegraph: One in three oral cancers linked to smokeless tobacco products
A new study published in Lancet Oncology found that more than 100,000 people who were diagnosed with oral cancer in 2022 developed the illness as a result of consuming various smokeless tobacco products. To read the study and learn more, click here.
FDA Issues Final Rule Increasing the Minimum Age for Certain Restrictions on Tobacco Sales
This August 2024 news release from the Food and Drug Administration details new regulations that went into place on September 30, 2024 regarding ID checks and restricting vending machine sales: FDA Issues Final Rule Increasing the Minimum Age for Certain Restrictions on Tobacco Sales Tobacco Retailers Will Need to Verify Age for Anyone Under 30; […]
Australian teenagers’ mental health problems linked to vaping, study finds
A new study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry shows Australian high school students with symptoms of severe depression or poor wellbeing are twice as likely to have tried vaping. Nicotine dependence can amplify feelings of depression, stress, and anxiety. We must do more to protect the health of our young […]