A Pentagon-commissioned report urges the Defense Department to ban smoking in the military, even by combat troops in battle zones, a proposal that quickly ignited a controversy among service members.

WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, ...

The group Smokeless Vets hope to help 100,000 veterans stop smoking. Using nicotine products like vapes and pouches, they think, would help. By Joshua Skovlund Published Jul 25, 2024 6:56 PM EDT Add ...

If you are serving in the military or you are a veteran, you are more likely to be a cigarette smoker than a civilian is. The likelihood is even greater if you are (or have been) deployed overseas. It ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America's war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.

San Antonio's two military medical centers are dispatching uniformed men and women to a war of a different sort: the war against youth smoking. More than 50 military doctors are going out into the ...

Banning smoking in the military has become a topic of interest lately among members of the military and civilians alike. The Department of Veteran Affairs and the Pentagon recently released a study ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The familiar image of a battle-hardened member of the military smoking a cigarette may become a little less common. The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on Tuesday approved ...

World No Tobacco Day usually speaks the language of prevention: stop young people from starting, warn about tobacco harms, restrict advertising and expose the tactics that keep people addicted. The ...