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BAMC hosts tobacco cessation program for beneficiaries
February 21, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center's Pulmonary Tobacco Cessation Team is helping beneficiaries reduce and eliminate their dependence on a variety of tobacco products... MORE

BAMC hosts tobacco cessation program for beneficiaries
February 4, 2020 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Pulmonary Tobacco Cessation Team at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is helping beneficiaries reduce and eliminate their dependence on a variety of tobacco products... MORE

An Airman vapes in an authorized smoking area during a break. As of Oct. 29, 2019, more than 1,800 lung injury cases and 37 deaths have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the only commonality among all cases being the patient’s use of e-cigarettes or vaping products.

Air Force warns Airmen of e-cigarette risks
December 17, 2019 — With more than 2,000 reported cases of lung injury associated with electronic cigarettes nationwide, it is vital that Airmen understand potential impacts on their health... MORE

An Airman holds an electronic cigarette at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 13, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the more than 2,000 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury that have occurred across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erica Crossen)

Despite decline in usage, smoking remains a major health hazard
November 15, 2019 — During Tobacco Awareness Month in November, Joint Base San Antonio health professionals address the dangers of smoking by providing outreach via information tables at facilities such as the JBSA-Lackland Commissary, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and JBSA medical clinics... MORE

Image of lit cigarette with a stop sign.

Military Exchanges extinguish vape sales
October 15, 2019 — The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange have stopped selling vape-related products. AAFES removed vape-related products from its shelves Sept. 30. Navy Exchange Service Command removed products from NEX retail shelves and directed NEX concessionaires and vendors to discontinue the sale of vaping products after Oct. 1... MORE

Vape products, including e-cigs, e-cigarettes, vapes and e-hookahs, are electronic nicotine delivery devices that heat a sometimes flavored nicotine-infused liquid into a vapor that users inhale. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange Service have discontinued the sale of vape products.

Army issues public health alert on vaping dangers
September 24, 2019 — The Army Public Health Center issued a Public Health Alert Sept. 10 warning Soldiers and family members who do not currently use tobacco products to avoid all e-cigarette and vaping products, particularly those sold off the street or modified to add any substances not intended by the manufacturer... MORE

Soldiers and their family members who do not currently use tobacco products are encouraged to avoid all e-cigarette or vaping products, particularly those sold off the street or modified to add any substances not intended by the manufacturer.

CDC issues warning of severe illness associated with e-cigs
September 9, 2019 — E-cigarettes are associated with 215 possible cases of severe lung (pulmonary) illness and two deaths reported since the end of June across 25 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... MORE

E-cigarettes are associated with 215 possible cases of severe lung (pulmonary) illness and two deaths reported since the end of June across 25 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.