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DOD to implement new laws for tobacco sales beginning in August
May 7, 2020
The Department of Defense is raising the minimum age for all tobacco sales to 21 years of age beginning Aug. 1. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States.

BAMC hosts tobacco cessation program for beneficiaries
February 21, 2020
Airman vaping

Cigarettes are the leading cause of home fire fatalities
August 7, 2019
According to the National Fire Prevention Association, cigarettes are the leading cause of home fire fatalities in the United States. From hot ashes dumped into the garbage to a cigarette falling on to a couch cushion, carelessly discarded smoking materials kills 700 to 900 people, smokers and nonsmokers alike, per year.