(MADISON) Anti-smoking forces are teaming up with the military to do battle against tobacco in Wisconsin. They want to reduce the number of soldiers who light up.
The rate of smoking among soldiers past and present is ten percent higher than the general population, and so anti-tobacco forces have decided it�s time to aggressively fight a product they consider an enemy of public health.
Dr. Michael Fiore kicked off the new anti-smoking effort. Its military-like moniker is ââ?¬Å?Operation Quit Tobaccoââ?¬Â and is run by the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. It will offer all military personnel –active and otherwise — counseling through the Wisconsin Tobacco Quite Line, along with free nicotine patches and/or gum as long as the supply lasts.