Military smoking, especially common in combat, costly for VA
(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 costing the Pentagon and Veteran's Affairs a lot of money, finds one federal study. One in three servicemen smoke, compared to one in five Americans; combat vets are 50% more likely to smoke than those who haven't been deployed. More»
