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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E-Cigarette Makers Going After Youth, Report Finds
BY MAGGIE FOX, NBC News E-cigarette makers may say they welcome regulation and don’t want to sell to teenage nonsmokers, but their advertising dollars paint a very different picture, according to a report released Thursday. E-cigarette makers spent $39 million on ads from June through November 2013, much of it on programming targeting youth, the anti-tobacco […]
Dr. Nancy Snyderman: E-cigarette issue ‘is a big fight’
Today Show: NBC News’ chief medical editor discusses what new FDA regulations could mean for e-cigarette consumers. To view video: http://www.today.com/video/today/55025322#55025308
Proposal would ban e-cigarette sales to minors, allow advertising
By: Reuters, INFORUM WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Thursday that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18, but would not restrict flavored products, online sales or advertising, which public health advocates say attract children. The long-awaited proposal, which would subject the $2 billion industry to federal […]
FDA Moves to Regulate E-Cigarettes
By Krista Harju, KFYR-TV The American Lung Association is calling it an important step forward for public health. The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products issued a long-awaited proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. Many tobacco smokers are making the switch to e-cigarettes. For some it’s about kicking the habit. […]
Are Electronic Cigarettes A Public Good Or A Health Hazard?
BY MICHAEL BLANDING, Forbes When electronic cigarettes first appeared a little over a decade ago, they were hailed by public health advocates-as well as some smokers-as a godsend: a tool to help smokers quit while mitigating the most harmful effects of tobacco. “The [e-cigarette] market is producing, at no cost to the taxpayer, an emerging […]