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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Study Looking To See If E-Cigs Curb Smoking Habits
WCCO, CBS Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A new study is looking into whether or not electronic cigarettes are an effective way to stop, or cut back on smoking as many smokers turn to them as an alternative. E-cigarettes turn a liquid solution into a vapor, and some contain nicotine. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco followed […]
Navy mulls banning tobacco sales on all bases, ships
By Karen Jowers , Staff writer / AIR FORCE TIMES The Navy is on the verge of eliminating tobacco sales on all its bases and ships, according to sources inside and outside the Defense Department. Officials are reportedly considering removing tobacco from all sales venues, to include any exchange-operated retail outlets, as well as MWR-operated retail outlets where cigarettes […]
ERIC JOHNSON: E-cigs’ risks are real while benefits are scant
By Eric Johnson, Op-Ed, Grand Forks Herald GRAND FORKS — According to the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Surgeon General, tobacco kills about 480,000 persons every year in the United States. In 1964, about 41 percent of adults were cigarette smokers. Today, that rate is down to a little more than 18 percent. […]
Selling a Poison by the Barrel: Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes
By MATT RICHTEL, New York Times A dangerous new form of a powerful stimulant is hitting markets nationwide, for sale by the vial, the gallon and even the barrel. The drug is nicotine, in its potent, liquid form — extracted from tobacco and tinctured with a cocktail of flavorings, colorings and assorted chemicals to feed the […]
Smokeless tobacco: Strike out a harmful habit
(AP) Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero smiled with a mouthful of smokeless tobacco during spring training last month. Boston Globe Editorial As long as smokeless tobacco remains ingrained in baseball culture, there’s always the likelihood that much younger players will mimic their heroes from the diamond — and pick up a habit that increases the […]