Tobacco Hazards and the Military 06 05

Tobacco Use Tobacco Use and and

The WarriorThe Warrior

Womack Army Medical CenterCommunity Health Service

Major Renee Ponce

Warriors and TobaccoWarriors and Tobacco

•Tobacco’s Impact On You

•Where to get help

Tobacco in the ARMYTobacco in the ARMY

35.6% - AD Army smoke cigarettes35.6% - AD Army smoke cigarettes

21.5 % - AD Army use smokeless tobacco 21.5 % - AD Army use smokeless tobacco (2002 DoD Survey of Health Related Behaviors)(2002 DoD Survey of Health Related Behaviors)

WHAT TOBACCO DOESWHAT TOBACCO DOES WHAT TOBACCO DOESWHAT TOBACCO DOES

• Constricts blood vessels

• Replaces oxygen with carbon monoxide

Bottom Line Up Front:

Less Oxygen and Less Blood to your entire body

What Does This Mean To Me?What Does This Mean To Me?

Reduced Night Vision, 40-60%

What Does This Mean To Me? What Does This Mean To Me?

Decreased mental acuityPermanent memory loss in long term tobacco

users


Not Tactical


Provides temporary relief from stress, ultimately reduces ability to handle stress

What Does This Mean To Me?

What Does This Mean To Me?

Reduced coordination, decreased marksmanship

Tobacco Use=Reduced Altitude Tolerance


Slower Healing-Tobacco greatlyinfluencesyour immune system

Periodontal Disease

• Bad breath

• Stained teeth

• Calculus deposits

• Ground down teeth

• Gum infections

• Gum ulcers


LeukoplakiaPrecancerous.…a morphologically altered tissue in which cancer is more likely to occur than in its apparently normal counterpart

Oral cancerOral cancer

SMOKING DECREASES SMOKING DECREASES PT RESULTSPT RESULTS

• Avg. PT 1.5 mile - men under 30 Nonsmokers = 11:20 Smokers = 12:50

• Avg. PT 1.5 mile - men over 30 Nonsmokers = 12:20 Smokers =15:15 (1 pack per day)

You can be Tobacco Free!

It’s all up to you!

You can be Tobacco Free!

It’s all up to you!

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