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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Report slams child labor in tobacco fields
By Mariano Castillo, CNN (CNN) — Children can’t light up, but there are some who suffer the effects of nicotine exposure as they labor in U.S. tobacco fields. There is not an exact figure for how many children work in America’s tobacco fields, but Human Rights Watch interviewed nearly 150 for a new report on the dangers […]
The Weird Link Between E-Cigarettes and Mental Health Disorders
Dan Kedmey, TIME A new study finds elevated rates of depression, anxiety and other mental disorders among users of e-cigarettes A new study has found that people suffering from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders are more than twice as likely to spark up an e-cigarette and three times as likely to “vape” regularly than those without […]
Grand Forks targets e-cigs: New ordinance gets early approval from city committee
By Charly Haley, Grand Forks Herald Electronic cigarettes may soon be more regulated in Grand Forks if a recommendation for a new city ordinance is approved by City Council next week. An ordinance prohibiting possession of e-cigarettes by minors and prohibiting vending machines that sell e-cigarettes was proposed to the City Council Service/Safety Committee by council […]
Health Insurance Surcharge Has Vapers Fuming
By LIZ NEPORENT via GOOD MORNING AMERICA Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies can charge smokers and other tobacco users up to 50 percent more than non-smokers for a health insurance policy. But where do e-smokers fit in? E-cigarettes are battery-operated nicotine inhalers that consist of a rechargeable lithium battery, a cartridge called a cartomizer and an […]
House panel moves to block Navy proposal to ban tobacco sales on bases, ships
FoxNews.com House lawmakers approved a measure this week that would protect tobacco sales on military bases and ships and effectively block the Navy’s plans to drop the products in a bid to get servicemembers to stop smoking. The House Armed Services Committee added language to a fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill that bans defense officials […]