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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Patient-centered care helps patients overcome mental illness and tobacco use
By Chizimuzo Okoli, Contributing columnist, Lexington Herald-Leader People diagnosed with chronic mental illness will die an average of 10 years earlier than those without mental illness. A number of social and biological factors contribute to early mortality, but 40 percent of people with a mental health condition also practice one of the most preventable health risk […]
The Hill: FDA sends e-cigarette regs to White House for review
By Lydia Wheeler The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent its final rule to regulate additional tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes and cigars, for White House review. The rule, which was first proposed more than a year ago, was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory […]
Stateline: Should the Smoking Age Be 21? Some Legislators Say Yes
By Jenni Bergal, Stateline | Pew Charitable Trust While a growing number of states have turned their attention to marijuana legalization, another proposal has been quietly catching fire among some legislators—raising the legal age to buy cigarettes. This summer, Hawaii became the first state to approve increasing the smoking age from 18 to 21 starting […]
Forbes: Alcohol, Drug Addicts Far More Likely to Smoke Tobacco
CJ Arlotta , Contributor – Forbes| Pharma & Healthcare Turn on the television at any point of the day to find anti-smoking commercials sprinkled throughout a sports game or nightly sitcom. As many organizations and levels of government focus efforts on eliminating tobacco use from the general population, one sub-population in particular continues to be ignored: individuals addicted to […]
Study: Teens using e-cigs much more likely to start smoking cigarettes
By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post More bad news for young people who smoke e-cigarettes. Doing so makes them much more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes within a year than peers who don’t smoke e-cigarettes, according to a new analysis published online Tuesday and scheduled for the November issue of JAMA Pediatrics. The latest […]