Unlucky Strike ; Military Smoking Ban Puts Troops in Danger
The Washington Times › July 16, 2009
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Combat troops put their lives on the line every day, but there is one risk the government considers too dangerous for them - smoking.
"Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations," a new report by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, advocates restricting smoking in the military and limiting recruitment of those who smoke. As with so many government regulations, this proposed ban may actually do the opposite of what is hoped and put soldiers' lives in danger.See the full content of this document
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Unlucky Strike ; Military Smoking Ban Puts Troops in Danger
Troops returning from deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan "may be" 50 percent more likely to use tobacco than...
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