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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OFFICIALS DECLARE E-CIGARETTES A HEALTH THREAT FOR CALIFORNIA
By Carlos Granda, ABC News SHERMAN OAKS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Health officials have declared electronic cigarettes a health threat for California, and they are seeking statewide regulations. The use of electronic cigarettes is growing. It’s called vaping, and there’s new shops opening up all over. The California Department of Public Health released a report […]
Lab tests imply formaldehyde risk in some e-cigarette vapor
By Marilynn Marchione, The Washington Post Using certain electronic cigarettes at high temperature settings may release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than smoking traditional cigarettes does, new lab tests suggest. The research does not prove a health risk — it involved limited testing on just one brand of e-cigarettes and was done in test tubes, […]
Surgeon general says e-cigarette safety needs "clarity"
TIM IRELAND/PA WIRE, CBS/AP The U.S. surgeon general says officials are “in desperate need of clarity” on electronic cigarettes to help guide public health policies. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the country’s senior public health official, addressed the battery-powered devices that heat liquid nicotine during a stop Tuesday in Richmond. The U.S. Senate confirmed the 37-year-old physician and […]
FAA warns U.S. airlines about e-cigarette risk
By JEFF PEGUES | CBS NEWS WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is warning U.S. carriers about the risk of fires caused by e-cigarettes. Earlier this month at Los Angeles International Airport, an overheated e-cigarette sparked a fire in a piece of luggage in a baggage area. Four months prior to that at Boston’s Logan Airport, an e-cigarette […]
What to Know About the Science of E-Cigarettes
Eliza Gray & Alexandra Sifferlin | TIME Magazine A guide to understanding conflicting and ongoing research Two Columbia University professors warned in a new study Thursday that the health fears over electronic cigarettes are hindering research. The very same day, another new study showed that smoking e-cigs, or “vaping,” can produce cancer-causing formaldehyde. Clearly there’s some disagreement […]