North Dakota's Comprehensive State Plan to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use 2009-2014 Can be Found by Visiting: www.tfnd.org 

News

Let the voters decide smoking ban Forum Editorial 7.14.09

Tobacco proposal increases ban,tax Dale Wetzel 7.8.09

No-tobacco plan includes tripling ND cigarette tax AP 7.8.09

Committee Releases State Tobacco Prevention Plan Bismarck Tribune 7.7.09    

Take Carlson's Advice to Polls LTE Forum 5.12.09

Better Late Than Never Bismarck Tribune Editorial 5.8.09

Senator Now You Know How I Feel  LTE 5.8.09

Senate Leaders Brokered Tobacco Decision Janell Cole, Forum 5.6.09

Tobacco Control Gets Funding Janell Cole, Forum 5.5.09

Too Late to Change Intelligence of the Voters Lloyd Olmdahl 5.3.09

Tobacco Showdown Looms with Health Department Budget Dale Wetzel, AP 5.3.09

Matters at Hand Mike Jacobs, GF Herald 5.3.09

ND House Backtracks on Tobacco Measure Change  Janell Cole, Forum 5.1.09

ND Panel Rewrites Public Health Trust Fund  Dale Wetzel, AP story 5.1.09

Committee Up-ends Tobacco Resolution Janell Cole, Forum 5.1.09

ND Voters Were Clear Forum Editorial 4.30.09

Constitutional Amendment Would Undo Measure Janell Cole, Forum 4.28.09

Tobacco Stalemate Continues Bismarck Tribune 4.28.09

Letters to the Editor Printed 4.26.09

Letters to the Editor Bismarck Tribune 4.22.09

Response letters to Mike Jacob's Editorial in Grand Fork Herald 4.13.09

Amended Tobacco Measure Fails- Bismarck Tribune 4.10.09

Amending Tobacco Control Measure Offensive- Forum 4.10.09

Quick review of Tobacco related bills voted on during 2009 ND Legislature

SB 2063 Measure 3 Appropriations Bill which will set up a comprehensive statewide tobacco control and prevention plan and fully fund the program as recommended by the U.S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention Bill Passed

HB 1368 Fire safe cigarettes- Reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes; to provide a penalty; and effective date Billed Passed

HB 1213 Amends 23-12-10 relating to smoking restrictions in public places and places of employment. As written this bill will not allow smoking in hotel/motel rooms or bars. Billed failed

SB 2070 Smoking in a vehicle (driver or passenger) when an individual under 16 is present with a nonmoving violation of a fee of $50. Bill Failed

SB 2197 Tobacco Product Tax- To change the excise tax to wholesale purchase price vs the current taxation based on weight- Bill failed  

Supporting Documents    

Secondhand Smoke

  • U.S. Surgeon General Report on Secondhand Smoke- Major Conclusions (1pg summary)- Link
  • 10 Reasons to Go Smoke Free- PDF
  • Map - PDF
  • Secondhand Smoke and Children- PDF
  • How Dangerous is Smoking in Cars- Link

Recent Letters to the Editor

  • Secondhand Smoke is Serious Pollution - PDF
  • Smoking Ban Protects Others - PDF
  • No Secondhand Smoke  is Safe - PDF
  • Editorial's Point Goes Up in Smoke - PDF
  • No Choice in the Matter- PDF
  • North Dakota Smoking Debate not about Rights - PDF
  • Forum Editorial - PDF
  • The Cost of Secondhand Smoke is too High - PDF
  • Convincing Science Makes Smoke Free the Right Thing to Do- PDF

Prevention Funding

  • Appropriate Full Funding for ND Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Program - PDF
  • Resource List-Defending State Program Funding- PDF

Tobacco Related Disparities

  • Identify & Eliminate Tobacco Related Disparities - PDF

Youth Tobacco Use

  • Youth Cigarette Smoking in 2007 - PDF
  • Other Youth Tobacco Use in 2007 - PDF
  • Trends in Youth Tobacco Use (Grades 9 - 12) - PDF
  • Youth Tobacco Survey Summary 2007 - PDF

Other   

  • Tobacco Toll in North Dakota (CTFK)- PDF
  • Tobacco Toll in North Dakota (NDDoH)- PDF