Tag Archives: tobacco
I’ve seen first-hand the damage smoking does to otherwise healthy people. Many people find quitting smoking one of the hardest challenges they ever face.
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Story by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Norman From 97th Air Mobility Wing, Public Affairs ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — We have all read the usual tobacco cessation articles telling us to quit using tobacco because of the numerous detrimental effects it …
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U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Aileen Buckler, population health physician, chair of the Addictive Substances Misuse Advisory Committee, TRICARE Management Activity On Nov. 17 the American Cancer Society (ACS) is marking the 36th Great American Smokeout by encouraging smokers to …
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Today is the Great American Spit Out, a campaign aimed to help service members kiss smokeless tobacco goodbye for a day — and hopefully forever. Part of the DoD’s “Quit Tobacco — Make Everyone Proud” educational campaign, which focuses on …
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By Capt. Terry J. Moulton, MSC, USN Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan In the next 24 hours, tobacco will kill approximately 1,200 people. For military personnel, tobacco use can eventually become a detriment to physical fitness and overall …
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