Factors Associated with Cigarette Use During Airmen’s First Year of Service in the United States Air Force

Abstract

Despite declines of cigarette use in the civilian population, military personnel report alarmingly high rates of cigarette use. Enlisted Air Force recruits are required to remain tobacco-free for the first 12 weeks of training, and the majority express confidence they will not use tobacco after the ban; however, most previous smokers return to smoking and many nonsmokers initiate. Understanding the factors associated with cigarette-smoking initiation among non-users and re-initiation among former users is critical for the development of successful tobacco control efforts.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2019
Source ID
10.1093/milmed/usz155

Entities

People

  • Christi A. Patten
  • Gerald W. Talcott
  • Jennifer Halbert
  • Jon O. Ebbert
  • Maj Ryan Kalpinski
  • Melissa A Little
  • Rebecca A. Krukowski
  • Robert C Klesges

Organizations

  • Air Education and Training Command
  • Mayo Clinic
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • University of Virginia

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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