Substance Use Prevention

At Sargent County District Health Unit, we follow the mission statement and the goals of the North Dakota Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Control State Plan.

The mission of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Plan is to improve and protect the health of North Dakotans by reducing the negative health and economic consequences of the state’s number-one cause of preventable disease and death – tobacco use.

The goal of the TPCP is to reduce disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by:

• Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
• Promote quitting tobacco use.
• Build capacity and infrastructure to implement a comprehensive evidence based tobacco prevention and control program.
• Identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities among specific population groups.

The Sargent County District Health Unit Tobacco Prevention Program offers the following services and programs:

• Educate the public on the danger of the use of tobacco products including electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and exposure to secondhand smoke.
• Preventing the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
• Provide current information to state and local policy makers and community members regarding current issues in tobacco control.
• Offer tobacco cessation counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to Sargent County residents who qualify for the program.
• Assist community members in enrolling in NDQuits, which is North Dakota’s tobacco quit line service.
• Work with community organizations to implement tobacco-free policies.
• INDEPTH and the NOT programs are two programs that we offer through the American Lung Association.

Preventing initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.

This Is Quitting

Become an Ex (truth initiative)

ND Promotion and Prevention

How to Get Narcan

View Dispose RX Disposal Instrustions (PDF)

ND State Opioid Response

Harm Reduction & Syringe Service Programs (SSP)

To schedule a Narcan Training, please contact: Vanessa Bayger

Vanessa Bayger, Prevention Coordinator
Sargent County District Health Unit
316 Main St.
Forman, ND 58035
701-724-3725

91.4 % of North Dakota adults agree that alcohol use is a problem in their community. 37.6 % of North Dakota adults say that they know someone who suffers from an addiction of some sort. North Dakota is ranks 8th in the nation for binge alcohol use! The facts can go on! Don’t become one of the statistics! If you or a family member suffer from alcohol misuse, be the person who extends a helping hand! Sargent County District Health Unit is pleased to have partnered with the State of North Dakota in combatting substance misuse by providing resources, trainings, and increasing our prevention work within our community. If you would like more information about our resources available, are interested in a training, or have ideas on how to increase awareness and increase our prevention efforts, please reach out to our office!

SAMHSA

ND Promotion and Prevention