Smoking increases substantially during military service, Israeli research shows

(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Researchers in Israel found that cigarette smoking increased by almost 40 percent during compulsory military service in the Israel Defense Forces, from 26.2 percent at recruitment to 36.5 percent at discharge. The large increase in smoking during service, combined with high subsequent mortality of smokers, should serve as a wake-up call to governments and health systems in countries lacking strong military tobacco control policies.

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