Local Students Celebrate "Kick Butts" Day

KX News, Bismarck Click here to watch video of this story. It’s national “Kick Butts” day… A day to encourage people to snuff tobacco out of their lives. It’s not promoted by officials, but rather by students. Courtney Plante shows you how Students Against Destructive Decisions are doing their part to warn their peers. Today’s […]

19th Annual Kick Butts Day used to promote a tobacco-free lifestyle

By Sun Staff , Jamestown Sun The 19th annual Kick Butts Day, a national day when youths are encouraged to stand up and speak out against tobacco companies, is Wednesday. Central Valley Health District and the North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy are using this occasion to educate youth about the dangers of […]

Youth poisonings by e-cigarette juice increase tenfold in Minnesota

By: John Lundy, Forum News Service, INFORUM DULUTH – The tenfold increase in Minnesota youngsters poisoned by e-cigarette juice last year is alarming, a local anti-smoking advocate said. “It’s a startling increase and something we should be very concerned about,” said Pat McKone, Duluth-based director of tobacco control programs and policy for the American Lung Association […]

States push to regulate, tax booming e-cigarette industry

By Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News WASHINGTON –  While waiting for the debate on electronic cigarettes to heat up on Capitol Hill, several state and local governments are pressing ahead with their own agendas for taxing and regulating the popular battery-powered smoking alternatives. Right now, there is no uniform national approach to regulating the vapor-based e-cigarettes. They […]

Letter: Commending CVS for tobacco policy

By: Keely Ihry, Moorhead, INFORUM As a public health agency we are always educating on the harms of tobacco-use and exposure. We know that smoking kills nearly 500,000 Americans each year, and costs $289 billion in health care costs. Even with the dangers of tobacco use being well documented, the pharmacy industry has continued to sell […]