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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Officials hope to educate on e-cigarettes
By Matthew Liedke • Daily News Advocates pushing for tobacco prevention are now having to deal with a new device on the market that isn’t subject to the same regulations as traditional cigarettes. Jennifer Mauch, Richland County Tobacco Prevention coordinator, said a rising issue is e-cigarettes, and how traditional companies seem to be getting more […]
FDA launching $115M multimedia education campaign showing at-risk youth 'real cost' of smoking
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco Writer WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is using ads depicting wrinkled skin on youthful faces and teenagers paying for cigarettes with their teeth in a campaign to show the nation’s young people the costs associated with smoking. The federal agency said Tuesday it is launching a $115 million multimedia […]
EDITORIAL: Raise Colorado's minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21
By The Denver Post Editorial Board Teen smoking is not a right, it is a horrible choice that is addictive and incredibly damaging to the young brain. The federal government has left it up to local and state governments to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes, and Colorado is looking to do just that. […]
Safety of e-cigarette vapors questioned
Tracey Drury, Buffalo Business First Reporter-Business First It’s been years since viewers have sat through a cigarette commercial during the Super Bowl, with commercials for beer and cars dominating advertising. But this weekend’s game included for the second consecutive year an ad for NJOY King, an electronic cigarette, with a theme of friends helping friends. The […]
Altria Acquires E-Cig Maker Green Smoke for $110M
RICHMOND, Va. February 3, 2014 (AP) Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. says it is buying electronic cigarette company Green Smoke Inc. for about $110 million. The Richmond, Va.-based owner of Philip Morris USA said Monday that the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/altria-acquires-cig-maker-green-smoke-110m-22344353