Combating tobacco use in military and veteran populations (National Academies Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary -- Introduction -- Scope of the problem -- Factors that influence tobacco use -- Tobacco-control programs: evidence-based practices -- Department of Defense tobacco-control activities -- Department of Veterans Affairs tobacco-control activities -- Summary and recommendations
"The health and economic costs of tobacco use in military and veteran populations are high. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) make recommendations on how to reduce tobacco initiation and encourage cessation in both military and veteran populations. In its 2009 report, Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations, the authoring committee concludes that to prevent tobacco initiation and encourage cessation, both DoD and VA should implement comprehensive tobacco-control programs."--Publisher's description