1 00:00:02,130 --> 00:00:03,910 - Hi I'm Stephanie Abdullah 2 00:00:03,910 --> 00:00:06,080 and on behalf of the Army Surgeon General. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:07,320 This is your Army medicine, 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,823 be as healthy as you can be health minute. 5 00:00:11,110 --> 00:00:12,650 Every year in the United States, 6 00:00:12,650 --> 00:00:16,510 more than 480,000 people die from tobacco use 7 00:00:16,510 --> 00:00:19,520 and exposure to second hand smoke making it 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,480 the leading cause of preventable death in this country. 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,590 Tragically each day thousands of kids 10 00:00:24,590 --> 00:00:27,720 still pick up tobacco products for the first time. 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,610 Smoking and using tobacco products 12 00:00:29,610 --> 00:00:31,850 including cigars and smokeless tobacco 13 00:00:31,850 --> 00:00:35,350 cause or worsen numerous diseases and conditions. 14 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:38,410 Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals 15 00:00:38,410 --> 00:00:41,190 including Arsenic, Lead and Tar. 16 00:00:41,190 --> 00:00:44,280 Tobacco use can cause heart disease, lung disease, 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,490 cancer, hospitalizations, missed work days, 18 00:00:47,490 --> 00:00:50,830 failed fitness evaluations, impaired night vision 19 00:00:50,830 --> 00:00:52,060 and more. 20 00:00:52,060 --> 00:00:54,840 Quitting can be hard, but there's help. 21 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,160 For more information 22 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,080 visit https://tricare.mil/tobaccocessation 23 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,550 Army medicine, one team, one purpose, 24 00:01:04,550 --> 00:01:08,243 conserving the fighting strength since 1775.