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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US is marking 50th anniversary of surgeon general report that turned the tide against smoking
Article by: MIKE STOBBE , Associated Press ATLANTA — Fifty years ago, ashtrays seemed to be on every table and desk. Athletes and even Fred Flintstone endorsed cigarettes in TV commercials. Smoke hung in the air in restaurants, offices and airplane cabins. More than 42 percent of U.S. adults smoked, and there was a good […]
E-Cigarettes: Separating Fiction From Fact
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter It’s the new year, a time when a smokers’ thoughts often turn to quitting. Some people may use that promise of a fresh start to trade their tobacco cigarettes for an electronic cigarette, a device that attempts to mimic the look and feel of a cigarette and often contains nicotine. […]
Nicotine Poisoning Blamed on E-cigs
BY KB HALLMARK Threats of nicotine poisoning are now serving as the catalyst of new protests against electronic cigarettes, prompting some countries to consider regulating or banning the e-cigs. The European Union is currently considering either bans or regulation, and some places such as Spain have already banned the e-cigs. Some cities in the US are […]
Triple tobacco taxes? Researchers say yes to save 200M lives
By Cheryl K. Chumley – The Washington Times Tripling tobacco taxes would save 200 million smokers around the world from premature deaths over the course of the next century, researchers say. That’s because the higher costs would make it nearly impossible for many to afford the habit and at the same time serve as a deterrent to youth […]
Trebling [tripling] tobacco tax 'could prevent 200 million early deaths'
By: Kate Kelland, Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Trebling [tripling] tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200 million premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases, researchers said on Wednesday. In a review in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from the charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) said […]