Nobody Views It As a Negative Thing to Smoke: A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between Military Culture and Tobacco Use

Abstract

Tobacco use has long been a part of military culture. While numerous tobacco-related policies have been implemented by the Department of Defense since 1975, rates of tobacco use remain higher among military personnel compared to civilians. The current study examines aspects of military tobacco culture in order to explain existing influences that encourage tobacco use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1111195

Entities

People

  • G. W. Talcott
  • Kathleen Porter
  • Melissa A Little
  • Rebecca A. Krukowski
  • Tina Boothe

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Army Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Cigarettes
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

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