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 firms targeting young people, lawmakers say
By: LALITA CLOZEL, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — E-cigarette companies are preying on young consumers by using candy flavors, social media ads and free samples at rock concerts, according to a report released Monday by Democratic legislators. A survey of nine electronic-cigarette companies found most were taking advantage of the lack of federal regulations to launch aggressive […]
Forum editorial: The ‘no’ applies to e-cigs
Forum editorials represent the opinion of Forum management and the newspaper’s Editorial Board. Under the smoke-free law approved by North Dakota voters in 2012 the use of so-called electronic cigarettes is prohibited in all places where smoking tobacco is not allowed. It’s that simple. The law, which won voter support in every county in the […]
Higher Cigarette Tax May Reduce Smoking Habit
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com) VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) At 44 cents per pack of cigarettes, North Dakota has one of the lowest cigarette taxes in the nation. Research has shown that cheap tobacco is a leading cause for tobacco use among our state’s youth, so the North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy […]
Tobacco control group promoting smoke-free apartments
By Bismarck Tribune BISMARCK, N.D. _ The North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy is promoting smoke-free apartments. The center has launched an education campaign encouraging smoke-free housing policies. “In North Dakota, 24 percent of residents live in apartments and many of these residents continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke,” Executive Director Jeanne […]
E-Cigarette Poisoning on the Rise, CDC Says
By Neha Sharma, DO, ABC News They’re supposedly a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes. But electronic cigarettes may actually pose a serious danger to others in your home — particularly children. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in report released today that the number of phone calls to U.S. poison control centers […]