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Show Hilltop HILLTOP TIMES TIMES March 20, 2014 3 New building, same beneficial DDR BY SENIOR AIRMAN ADAM C. BORGMAN 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — After three years of planning, the Drug Demand Reduction Program office moved and is open for business at the new location in Building 152 which is a more centralized location and decreases testing time after it's ribbon cutting March 19. "Customers love the way the new waiting room looks and how spacious it is," said Kenneth Garlough, Drug Testing Program assistant manager. "Customers tell us how much they love how convenient the new location is to their work-center and parking is 10 times better." In an interview with Sue Smith, Drug Demand Reduction Program Manager, said the building may be old, but the refurbishment is wonderful. New walls and floors, fresh paint, larger waiting area, the new location is much better for our customers," said Smith. "This facility, being larger and more spacious, allows us to facilitate more unit tests on site, as opposed to going to them." The DDR program is much more than just testing Airmen for drug use, it is an essential part of mission success for every Airman assigned to Team Hill. DDR does this by providing exceptional and economical deterrence methods for illicit drug use and in turn identifies those who compromise the safety and efficiency of the Air Force workplace by using drugs. "I love being a vital part of helping our military and civilian employees be war-fighting capable," said Garlough. "We make sure everyone is TODD CROMAR/U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Rice, 75th Medical Group commander; Chief Master Sgt. Jerry McClelland, 75th MDG superintendent; Col. Kathryn Kolbe, 75th Air Base Wing commander; Sue Smith, Drug Demand Reduction Program Manager and Lt Col. DeeAnn Lees, 75th Medical Support Squadron commander cut the ribbon at Building 152. See DDR I Page 8 Electronic cigarette use increasing among Airmen ies have found potentially harmful ingredients are contained in the product, including nitrosamines, diethylene glycol, and animal carcinogens. Colonel Oh cautioned Airmen against using e-cigarettes as a substitute for smoking. "Not enough is known about the long-term safety of e-cigarettes to definitely state that they are safe," he said. The Food and Drug Administration categorizes e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. Regulatory guidance, however, is pending, so e-cigarettes are marketed without any of the restrictions of conventional cigarettes, and they may be sold to minors, advertised widely, and marketed without warning labels. "There is a real concern that unfettered access to, and marketing of e-cigarettes will create a generation of youths hooked on Air Force Medical Support Agency Health Promotions FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers. The battery-operated products, known as ecigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled by the user. According to data from the 2011 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors, e-cigarettes have been tried by 5 percent of Airmen, and 2.2 percent of Airmen have used e-cigarettes in the past year. "Airmen are using ecigarettes at a level comparable to the civilian adult population. But e-cigarettes use is rapidly growing among youths and have ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Airmen cautioned against using e-cigarettes as a substitute for smoking STEVE THOMPSON/U.S. Air Force graphic Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers. Force Medical Support Agency, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. been used by 10 percent of high school students," said Col. (Dr.) John Oh, Chief of Health Promotion, Air While e-cigarettes have been advertised as a "safer" alternative to conventional cigarettes, stud- nicotine — and this trend could lead to greater traditional cigarette or other smokeless tobacco use," Oh said. Air Force Instruction 40-102, Tobacco Use, establishes tobacco policy in the Air Force and explicitly includes e-cigarettes under the definition of tobacco, subjecting the product to all the restrictions implemented for cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco. The Air Force is the first service to establish an e-cigarette policy. Although e-cigarettes have passionate devotees, the Air Force position is to treat e-cigarettes as any other tobacco product. Oh said future changes to policy will be made based on the scientific evidence and in consultation with subject matter experts, both within and outside the Department of Defense. 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