Anyone see Tricare ever adopting e-cigarettes?

[projo198]

I know they would FINALLY have to be accepted by the FDA, but Tricare currently carries nicotine gum as a viable alternative to smoking. In most cases you have to attend smoking cessation classes first, but they do issue it.

It would be great to see these given as a 2nd alternative to gum and traditional smoking. For the DOD it is really a dollar amount issue, so either way they are winning by decreased medical claims in the future.

 

[Tektronik]

Sounds like a great idea, although I think that still may be some ways off (rather far) from that happening. FDA approval would have to be first. Then the medical community would have to actually come out and say something positive about E-cigs. Finally, you'd have to get the e-liquids as some kind of prescription for TRICARE to cover it.

Just my thoughts. Interested to hear more from others...

 

[Spartan8029]

Check out this article, like always it seems the government is moving backwards this might help you out http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2438

 

[Tektronik]

Thanks for providing that link. I read the memorandum. So that's the government's official stance on E-cigs eh? That's horrible. It's as if we haven't moved forward in any way since this all started. They are still using that original study from 2 and a half years ago. I'm sure if someone was to get some kind of illness or medical problem with using e-cigs, than SOMEONE here on this forum would have said something! But look how long it's been. We're all lab rats for vaping and i've never heard of anything bad come out of it yet, have you?

 

[Kim151]

It seems that the military are usually very slow to act on anything and are usually really stubborn on changing their policies once they adopt the new policy. With this, I feel the military will not endorse e-cigarette's in any shape or form for a long long time. Just my thoughts on this subject. But it would be nice to see e-cigarette's as one of the tobacco cessation aid.

 

[projo198]

It should be noted that that link was for a VA document, and not DOD.

Of course the DOD will more times than not accept VA decisions on health-related concerns.

 

[Spartan8029]

That link was from the va however the medical decision pretty much is the same for all military branches.

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