Tobacco and Nicotine Use in the United States Army Trainee Soldier’s Environment

Abstract

Tobacco and nicotine use rates within the United States military population are high, and rates among young trainee soldiers are not improving over time. Trainee soldiers are heavily influenced by role models in their environment, and nicotine product use rates in this environment has not previously been evaluated. This study found that over 30% of non-trainee U.S. Army soldiers, known as cadre, within the training environment use nicotine products. For the young trainee soldier, this creates an initial Army experience that continues to foster a culture of tobacco and nicotine use. We urge changes in Army tobacco and nicotine policy to protect the vulnerable trainee soldier population. Abbreviations: AIT (Advanced Individual Training), BCT (Basic Combat Training, US (United States) All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission.(which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.

LUNG Year in Review: 2022

“…Additional clinically relevant topics covered in our pages in 2022 included cytokines in lung transplantation [ 86 ]; pulmonary function in various populations [ 87 , 88 ]; effects of tobacco and nicotine use [ 89 , 90 ]; idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis [ 91 ]; pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis [ 92 ]; and evaluation of pleural effusions [ 93 ].…”