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Summary
Survey data from the Millennium Cohort Study were utilized to examine rates of smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence in relation to deployment, combat, occupation, and mental health symptoms. Initiation and continuation of smokeless tobacco use were associated with deployment frequency, exposure to combat, and stress.
Citation
Hermes, E. D. A., Wells, T. S., Smith, B., Smith, T. C., Boyko, E. J., Gackstetter, G. G., Miller, S. C. (2012). Smokeless Tobacco Use Related to Military Deployment, Cigarettes and Mental Health Symptoms in a Large, Prospective Cohort Study Among US Service Members. Addiction, 107, 983-994. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03737.x