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Pentagon Mulls Smoking Ban for Troops

Military smoking, especially common in combat, costly for VA

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2009 8:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pentagon health experts are pushing for the military to ban tobacco, a move that would upend a traditionally smoky culture, the USA Today reports. Tobacco use is rising among troops, many of whom turn to cigarettes to relieve combat zone stress, and that winds up...   Read full story »

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