About three in ten US veterans use tobacco products
"These findings highlight the importance of further protecting the health of our military veterans," said
Key findings
- Among both veterans and non-veterans, the prevalence of any tobacco product use was significantly higher among males than among females in each age group, except veterans ages 50 and older.
- Among veterans, current use of any of the tobacco products was higher among those:
- with no health insurance (60.1 percent)
- living in poverty (53.7 percent)
- ages 18–25 years (56.8 percent)
- reporting serious psychological distress (48.2 percent)
- with annual family income <
$20,000 (44.3 percent), and - with less than a high school diploma (37.9 percent).
- The high prevalence of tobacco use among military and veteran personnel has a significant financial impact. Barnette and colleagues found that during 2010,
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) spent an estimated$2.7 billion on smoking-related ambulatory care, prescription drugs, hospitalization, and home health care.
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What more can be done?
Because more than a third of active duty military who smoke started after enlisting, evidence-based tobacco control interventions that are effective for both current and former military members are important to reduce tobacco use among veterans.
Strategies could include promoting cessation to current military personnel and veterans, implementing tobacco-free policies at military installations and
Veterans who receive their health care through
Non-veterans and veterans not enrolled in
Additionally,
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