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Obesity Smoking Alcoholism Escalate Costs To Military Health Plan

Diseases caused by obesity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse account for a whopping 16 percent of the .8 billion that the military's managed-care plan spends annually on the health of the nation's defenders under age 65 and their dependents, according to a new study. That adds up to more than billion each year, or an average of more than ,000 each for retirees and their families. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/smoking/

"You really have to be committed to quitting smoking," says Celia Jaffe Winchell, M.D., a psychiatrist and FDA's medical team leader for addiction drug products, "and when you've made the decision to stop smoking, commit to using whatever it takes to quit."