Command Brief Tobacco Use Among IET Soldiers

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Command BriefTobacco Use Among IET Soldiers

• Fort Leonard Wood

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Evidence of Tobacco Use Among IET Soldiers

• FILL IN WITH INFORMATION

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Army Policy

• Smoking of tobacco products is prohibited in all
  DA-occupied workplaces. The workplace includes
  any area inside a building or facility over which
  DA has custody and control where work is
  performed by military personnel, civilians, or
  persons under contract to the Army.

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Army Policy

• Smoking of tobacco products is prohibited in all
  military vehicles and aircraft and all official
  vans and buses.
• Indoor designated smoking areas are prohibited.
• Outdoor smoking areas will be at least 50 feet
  from common points of ingress/egress and will not
  be located in areas used by nonsmokers

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Army Policy

• Cadre and faculty of ANY military school will not
  use TOBACCO PRODUCTS in the presence or view of
  students while on duty.
• Commandants will evaluate their policies and
  practices to eliminate conflicting messages on
  tobacco.

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Tobacco Use in Young Soldiers

• Greatest tobacco users are
• Lower enlisted personnel
• E1-E4
• (Source 1998 DOD Survey of Health Related
  Behaviors Among Military Personnel)

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Tobacco Use in IET

• Tobacco use is NOT PERMITTED during IET
• FILL IN WHAT HAPPENS IF CAUGHT USING TOBACCO AT
  FLW

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Command ConcernsTobacco use affects READINESS
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How Does Tobacco Use Affect Readiness?

• Tobacco users get more training injuries
• Tobacco users have more cold weather injuries
• Healing time is longer for injuries
• Tobacco users have more sick call visits

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How Does Tobacco Use Affect Readiness?

• Nicotine in tobacco reduces steadiness and
  reduces hand-eye coordination
• Immediately after every puff, the airways leading
  to the lungs get narrower. A soldier gets less
  oxygen with each breath. This hurts physical
  performance.

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How Does Tobacco Use Affect Readiness?

• Strength, endurance, and stamina suffer with
  every puff or dip.
• The body suffers for hours after smoking or
  chewing.

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Tobacco Use in the Field

• Lighting up can give away a units position
• Tobacco use decreases night vision
• Even a small cigarette butt can identify an
  American soldier, and tobacco odors can be
  smelled from very far away.

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Smokeless TobaccoJust as Dangerous as Smoking

• 28 known carcinogens in smokeless
• Users 4 to 6 times more likely than nonusers to
  develop cancer of mouth, throat
• Fifty times more likely to develop cancer of the
  gums and lining of the cheek

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Smokeless TobaccoJust as Dangerous as Smoking

• Highly addictive due to high nicotine content 3
  to 5 times the nicotine in a pack of cigarettes
• Raises risk of high blood pressure, other
  cardiovascular diseases

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Tobacco Cessation Program at Fort Knox

• 46 success rate at 12 months
• Multidisciplinary 6-week class

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Fort Knox Program Topics

• Understanding Nicotine Addiction
• Setting a Quit Date
• Stress Management
• Withdrawal Coping Strategies
• Avoiding Weight Gain
• Relapse Prevention

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FLW Tobacco Cessation Program

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Health and Wellness Center

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QUESTIONS?

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