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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TBIJ: Philip Morris Misleading the Public About Nicotine in Heated Tobacco
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism released a new report showing heated tobacco products from Philip Morris has significantly more nicotine than previously thought. The product claims to have 0.5 milligrams of nicotine per stick, but testing showed it has 4 mg of nicotine per stick. To read the full analysis, click here.
TFND Webinar Series 8-24
Badlands Symposium Materials
Here are the slideshows from the Badlands Symposium presentations. Each can be accessed by clicking on the name: Badlands Symposium_Pharmacist Providers Badlands Symposium_TFND_SmokeFreeAirLaw and This Is Quitting Badlands Symposium_Behavioral Health
Big Tobacco Pushes “Cash for Vape” In Australian Pharmacies
News broke that big tobacco companies are trying to push a “Cash for Vape” program with Australian pharmacists to encourage them to prescribe and distribute vaping devices and product. This is an incredibly devious plan and further proves that vaping is big tobacco in digital form. To read the response from the Royal Australian College […]
New CDC Data Shows Costs of Tobacco in North Dakota
New CDC data shows that the cost of smoking nationally was more than $184 billion, including costs of $465 million in North Dakota. This is a first of its kind study to provide a detailed estimate to the costs of smoking. To read the study and appendix, follow the links below. Appendix_Cost of Smoking-Attributable Productivity […]