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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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 […]
LA Times: First-time tobacco users lured by flavorings, report says
Melissa Healy, Contact Reporter A majority of adolescents who are puffing, vaping or chewing a tobacco product for the first time prefer one with flavor, suggesting that fruity, tangy, spicy or minty flavorings add a powerful allure to the uninitiated. In a nationwide survey of U.S. children ages 12 to 17, the Food and Drug Administration’s Center […]
CNN: Raise smoking age to 21 and regulate e-cigs, pediatricians urge
By Jen Christensen and Joseph Netto (CNN) Most people who smoke started in their teens. While the number of kids trying tobacco for the first time has declined since the 1970s, there are still new smokers every year and kids’ doctors want to do something about it. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) came out with […]