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10/28/2008

American troops stationed in Iraq are more than twice as likely to use tobacco products as the average American, according to research conducted by Dr. Michael Wilson, Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. In a survey of 408 Marines and sailors, Dr. Wilson found 64 percent used some form of tobacco: 52 percent smoked cigarettes, 36 percent used smokeless tobacco, and 24 percent used both. In contrast, the national average for tobacco use is 29.6 percent. Wilson found the rate of tobacco use is higher now among U.S. troops in Iraq than was found in a 2004 survey of troops returning from the war.