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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North Dakota No. 1 in protecting kids from tobacco
By: Helmut Schmidt, INFORUM WASHINGTON – North Dakota is ranked first in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit, according to a report released Monday by a coalition of public health organizations. The state will spend $9.5 million in fiscal year 2014 on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. […]
E-cigarettes cause alarming increase in calls to poison control center
Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center sees 333-percent increase LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the debate about electronic cigarette regulation continues with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and device manufacturers, data from one state poses concerns that should be part of the conversation. E-cigarettes consist of a rechargeable lithium battery, a liquid cartridge and an […]
Bars one year into smoke-free
Tim Chapman – Tribune Editor , Pierce County Tribune Rugby bars have been smoke free for just over one year now. Three of the city’s bar owners said business hasn’t been hurt because the state ban made for an even playing field. Lee Ekren has owned Lee’s Bar for 47 years and said the ban […]
Keep E-Cigarettes Away From Teens
Chicago Sun Times Editorial Board Electronic cigarettes, those hip new cigarettes that blow a thick white vapor rather than smoke, are clearly less harmful than real cigarettes. But that doesn’t mean e-cigarettes are harmless. And until we know something different, that’s how we ought to treat them. Folks who are wary of e-cigarettes — battery-operated […]
E-cig boom leads to taxation, regulation questions
WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) — Stores that sell increasingly popular e-cigarettes are popping up around the Twin Cities, highlighting the lack of regulation or taxation of the tobacco alternative. E-cigarettes are battery powered and produce a nicotine vapor. Owners of stores that sell the devices told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that demand skyrocketed in July when […]