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No tobacco ban for US soldiers in combat: Pentagon
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Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/,2009-07-20
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US soldiers serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will still have access to cigarettes despite a report urging a tobacco-free military force, the Pentagon has said.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates has no plans to ban the sale of cigarettes or chewing tobacco for troops doing combat duty, his press secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters on Wednesday.
"He knows that the situation they are confronting is stressful enough as it is, and I don't think he is interested in adding to their stress levels by taking away one of the few outlets they may have to relieve stress," Morrell said.
"And that may be chewing tobacco or smoking a cigarette." The comments came after a recently released report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report called for adopting measures that could make the military "virtually tobacco-free within 20 years."
The Defence Department spent USD 564 million in 2006 treating tobacco-related illness in the military, the report said.
It found the proportion of smokers in the US armed forces is higher than in the civilian population, with around 32 per cent of soldiers using tobacco products, compared to 20 per cent of civilians. |
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Ark. tobacco funds earning little interest
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Source: http://www.timesunion.com/,2010-09-07 |
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A state lawmaker is questioning why Arkansas' tobacco settlement money isn't bringing in more interest and says the Legislature should manage some of the investment if the state Board of Finance can't bring in enough money to cover costs.
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Japan's smoking rates hit record low, survey shows
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Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/,2010-09-03 |
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The percentage of smokers in Japan has fallen for the 15th straight year and set a new record low, the results of a nationwide survey released Wednesday by Japan Tobacco Inc. (2914.TO) showed.
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Decline in Smoking Takes Toll on Tobacco Farmers
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Source: http://www.thetakeaway.org/,2010-05-20 |
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