A Tobacco Free U.S. Military?
Looks like smoking soldiers might just be a thing of the past if Pentagon health experts have anything to do with it. They are recommending that Defense Secretary Robert Gates adopt a phased-in smoking ban in the military over a period of years.
This proposal is based on the results of recent federal study done by the Institute of Medicine that shows increased tobacco use among soldiers.
The study found that…
one in three servicemembers use tobacco.
tobacco use in the military has increased since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan started.
troops dealing with repeated deployments are often relying on cigarettes as a form of ‘stress …read more
