... CITY -- The proposed Loma Linda smoking ban hints at a day when some city will outlaw smoking entirely, even in a private home. For more information about veterans and smoking, use the VA Watchdog search engine ... owned land and exempt from any local smoking ordinances, Ferry said. Smoking is allowed there in designated areas. ... is a tenet of our faith. Smoking is part of that." The proposed Loma Linda smoking ban hints at a day when some city will outlaw smoking entirely, even in a private home... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf021908-2.htm
... bottom of page. VA RESEARCH ON SMOKING AND ALCOHOL-RELATED BRAIN DAMAGE New findings show that chronic cigarette smoking is associated with poor recovery of brain ... of study participants: 19 non-smoking alcohol-dependent (ALC) patients, and 22 smoking ALC patients at one and five weeks ...At one week of abstinence, both smoking and non-smoking ALC patients had similar frontal and parietal ... gray matter perfusion of the non-smoking ALC patients recovered to normal control levels, whereas the smoking ALC group essentially showed no recovery.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmay09/nf051309-5.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version SMOKING BAN FOR MASSACHUSETTS LEGION POST RILES VETERANS ... wish. For more about veterans and smoking, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=smoking&op=and Story here. ...------- Smoking ban for post riles veterans Town wants ... Cohasset health officials are trying to ban smoking in the George Mealy American Legion post ... the last private club in town where smoking is allowed - but some veterans say ... extend the town's ban on smoking in public workplaces to cover the post ... ever-increasing group of communities whose smoking prohibitions are comprehensive. Canton, Weymouth... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf022508-4.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-22-2007 #8 -- LATEST VA RESEARCH ON PTSD AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR -- PTSD patients are more likely to struggle with smoking, substance abuse and obesity.nf022207-8.htm
... morbidity and mortality in United States. Smoking The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) showed that the prevalence of smoking in PTSD is over 45% nationwide ... Registry and tested whether the PTSD-smoking relationship was moderated by hereditary risk for smoking. PTSD increased risk of subsequent daily smoking over two-fold. Active PTSD predicted daily smoking for veterans with high as well as low genetic vulnerability for smoking. However, the effect for PTSD ... is a non-genetic pathway for smoking among individuals at otherwise low risk to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf022207-8.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-08-2007 #5 -- SMOKING TO COPE -- While heavy SMOKING is often associated with PTSD, a researcher says there's a big gap in available treatment.nf020807-5.htm
...08-2007 #5 -- SMOKING TO COPE -- While heavy smoking is often associated with PTSD, a ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page SMOKING TO COPE -- While heavy smoking is often associated with PTSD, a ...------- Smoking to Cope While heavy smoking is often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder ... the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and smoking, understanding motives for smoking among people with PTSD has important implications... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf020807-5.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-30-2007 #5 -- VA RESEARCH: SMOKING INTERFERES WITH THINKING AND MEMORY IN RECOVERING ALCOHOLICS -- "This suggests that continued SMOKING during abstinence from alcohol may adversely affect recovery."nf063007-5.htm
... #5 -- VA RESEARCH: SMOKING INTERFERES WITH THINKING AND MEMORY IN RECOVERING ... -- "This suggests that continued smoking during abstinence from alcohol may adversely affect ... Bookmark Printer Friendly Page VA RESEARCH: SMOKING INTERFERES WITH THINKING AND MEMORY IN RECOVERING ... -- "This suggests that continued smoking during abstinence from alcohol may adversely affect ... compared neurocognitive function among 13 non-smoking recovering alcoholics and 12 actively smoking recovering alcoholics recruited from two substance abuse ... we have observed in neurocognitive recovery in smoking and non-smoking alcoholics. Coauthors of the study are... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf063007-5.htm
.... RESEARCHERS TO LOOK AT PTSD, SMOKING LINK "The research is aiming to ... the goal of helping these veterans quit smoking ." NOTE from Larry Scott, ... search engine for more about veterans and smoking ... here ... .../sessearch.php?q=smoking&op=and And, you ...--- Researchers Study PTSD, Smoking Link For Soldiers UW Study To Begin ... post-traumatic stress disorder to overcome smoking when they return home. The study ... a goal of helping soldiers kick their smoking habit. "A lot of time ... the goal of helping these veterans quit smoking," said Dr. Jessica Cook... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfnov09/nf111609-5.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-25-2007 #3 -- OLD SOLDIERS FEAR SMOKING BAN WILL SHUT AMERICAN LEGION BARS -- "Since World War I, the Army gave cigarettes to the soldiers. That's where most of them got started SMOKING. Now, after all these years, they want them to quit?"nf102507-3.htm
... #3 -- OLD SOLDIERS FEAR SMOKING BAN WILL SHUT AMERICAN LEGION BARS - ...s where most of them got started smoking. Now, after all these years ..... Social Bookmarking OLD SOLDIERS FEAR SMOKING BAN WILL SHUT AMERICAN LEGION BARS - ...s where most of them got started smoking. Now, after all these years ...?" For more about veterans and smoking, use the VA Watchdog search engine ...ses search.php?q=smoking&op=and Story here. ... into effect Jan. 1 that prohibits smoking in public places. The comprehensive anti-smoking law defines public places to include not... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf102507-3.htm
.... FATHER OF MODERN VA SAYS MILITARY SMOKING SHOULD GO Study by Dr. Kenneth Kizer says the Pentagon should ban smoking in all services. NOTE from Larry ... all tobacco products would be gone, smoking would be banned and penalties for offenders ...-- Study recommends total ban on smoking for soldiers From Chris Lawrence CNN WASHINGTON ... tobacco sales on military bases and prohibit smoking by anyone in uniform, not even ... was a good time to stamp out smoking, given the Army's concern ... some, unfortunately, they feel that smoking is their stress relief. Well if ... one in five. The Pentagon banned smoking in buildings on bases years ago.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf071409-5.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-11-2007 #6 -- KANSAS VFW POST CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SMOKING DEBATE -- "We're already tired of going to Oklahoma to gamble. We have to go down there to smoke now too?"nf021107-6.htm
...---- Citizens divided over smoking By Julie Anderson The smoking issue remains a hot topic among citizens ... he longer smokes, Moss still chooses smoking sections in restaurants. In restaurants, I take the smoking area because usually there are not kids ... there. If they do (ban smoking), they should ban the sale of smoking tobacco in Derby. There are several ... somewhere else, she said of her smoking customers. She wants more than just her business to be abe to allow smoking. I think they should leave it... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf021107-6.htm
