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[Nevada] Air Force aims to curtail electronic cigarette use
Recently, these companies introduced a new product into the market that has the potential to be even more devastating to a cigarette user’s health than their previous products — electronic cigarettes. “Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin,” sai
Mar 15, 2013
The Bullseye (Aerotech News and Review)
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Mar 15, 2013 06:50
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The VA’s $47,000 ‘Smoking Machine’
here’s a candidate for a little spending cut: The Department of Veterans Affairs might want to rethink its $47,526 contract — awarded less than a month ago — for a “cigarette smoking machine.” Just what is a cigarette smoking machine anyway, and why doe
Feb 11, 2013
ABC News
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Feb 12, 2013 13:04
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Fewer troops smoking, drinking, using drugs
In a recent survey, 24 percent of all troops said they smoke, 12.8 percent reported smokeless tobacco use ... A new worldwide survey of active-duty troops shows that they are engaging in harmful behaviors less than they did in 2008, with incidents of b
Apr 1, 2013
Army Times
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Apr 2, 2013 19:53
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[Japan, Hawaii] Air Force expanding smoking restrictions
Dec 15, 2012
Stars & Stripes
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Dec 15, 2012 20:57
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DUFF: Romney Tobacco Deal With Russian Mob and GOP
The first cigarette deals were negotiated by old line CIA accompanied by national leaders of the GOP. Just by accident, I attended more than one of those meetings and I don’t even smoke. I remember that thousands of cigarette machines were to be offere
Oct 23, 2012
Veterans Today (VT)
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Nov 1, 2012 20:53
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2011 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel (PDF)
Cigarette Use: About one-quarter (24.5%) of service members reported cigarette use in the past 30 days, which did not meet the Healthy People objective of ≤12.0% and was higher than the civilian estimate of 20.6%. The Marine Corps reported the highest rat
Feb 1, 2013
United States Coast Guard
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Apr 29, 2013 12:56
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[Florida] Smoking issue sparks conflict within veterans' posts
Most posts, which dictate their own policies, allow smoking. But it's becoming an increasingly divisive issue that's not going away. "It's a discussion that's coming up every month now at post meetings," said Gene Perrino, executive assistant for the VFW
Mar 4, 2013
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
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Mar 5, 2013 18:04
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Video: Ahmed, the eight-year-old boy on the front line of Syria's civil war
In the video footage, Ahmed is seen lounging against his chair, holding his cigarette with the ease of a chain smoker. His expression is unsmiling and uncaring. His eyes stare blankly, telling the story of his lost youth.
Mar 30, 2013
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
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Apr 2, 2013 12:54
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[Alabama] TOMBERLIN: Finding solace, camaraderie through cigars in Afghanistan
Recently, when some friends from the Alabama National Guard's 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade came to Camp Phoenix for their pre-deployment site survey, the first place I took them was the Tiki Hut. It's the kind of place you want to share with others
Feb 8, 2013
AL.com
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Feb 10, 2013 11:27
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QuickStats: Current Smoking* Among Men Aged 25–64 Years, by Age Group and Veteran Status† — National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), United States, 2007–2010
Nov 15, 2012
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Nov 15, 2012 21:16