A division of the Department of Family & Community Medicine, the Center strives to disseminate Tobacco Cessation information and resources for the health care community in North Dakota. Continuing education programs are available, presented by Dr. Eric L. Johnson, M.D., physician consultant for the North Dakota Tobacco Quitline. Additionally, services are available to assist health care facilities and providers in the delivery of effective Tobacco Cessation systems.
The North Dakota Tobacco Quitline, a joint project of the North Dakota Department of Health, the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, and the University of North Dakota School of Medicine Department of Community Medicine, began operation in September of 2004 as a program of Tobacco Cessation for North Dakota tobacco users.
Approximately 20% of North Dakota adults use tobacco, and it is a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in our state, with nearly $200 million in direct medical costs.
Callers to the Quitline's toll free number receive up to five counseling sessions, and the service is free to all North Dakotans. Professional counselors are trained at the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center in Rochester, Minnesota. To date, 6 month quit rate is approximately 39%, with a 12 month quit rate of 33%, among the highest in the nation. Physician consultant for the project is Dr. Eric L. Johnson, M.D.
Useful Tobacco Related Disease and Cessation Links
North Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control
http://www.ndhealth.gov/tobacco
North Dakota Department of Health Home Page
www.ndhealth.gov
North Dakota Department of Health-Tobacco Cessation
www.ndhealth.gov/tobacco/cessation/CessationProgramsList.pdf
North Dakota Tobacco Quitline
www.ndhealth.gov/tobacco/quitline.htm
CDC Heart Disease and Stroke Maps-Interactive
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh
Centers for Disease Control-Tobacco Homepage
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center
http://www.mayoclinic.org/ndc-rst/
Responses to Help Your Peers Questions
http://www.ttac.org/tcn/peers/cessation/08.16.05.html
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center-University of California-San Francisco
http://smokingcessationleadership.ucsf.edu/
Surgeon General's Reports on Tobacco-Complete Index
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/index.htm
Tobacco Control Competencies for Medical Students
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/6/950
Ex Campaign
www.americanlegacy.org/29.aspx
QuitNet
http://www.quitnet.com
World Health Organization - Tobacco Free Initiative
www.who.int/tobacco/en/
Chicago Cubs Home Page
http://www.cubs.com
