surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
Definition of surgeon general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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In 2015, the U.S. surgeon general reported that e-cigarette use among teenagers had increased by 900%, with 40% of those never having smoked previously. — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, "First Death Linked To Vaping Reported Amid Escalating Illness," 24 Aug. 2019 According to a 2018 report from the surgeon general, more than 3.6 million U.S. youth, including 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 20 middle school students, use e-cigarettes regularly. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "14 People Have Been Hospitalized From Vaping—Here’s Why E-Cigarettes Are So Dangerous," 5 Aug. 2019 In ’88, the U.S. surgeon general declared nicotine goods such as chewing tobacco to be as addictive as heroin. — S.l. Price, SI.com, "‘I Feel Lost. I Feel Like a Child’: The Complicated Decline of Nick Buoniconti," 9 May 2017 This was long before the surgeon general declared tobacco carcinogenic (1964) and addictive (1988). — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "Will: The puzzling problem of vaping," 21 July 2019 His father, Charles Rosen, is a spinal surgeon once considered for the post of U.S. surgeon general. — Mark Maske, chicagotribune.com, "Will the 2018 quarterback draft class be memorably great or memorably disappointing?," 22 Apr. 2018 Although e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, the U.S. surgeon general has identified potentially toxic chemicals within the liquid cartridges, including benzene, nickel and lead. — Ahmed Elbenni, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ban on e-cigarettes in Milwaukee takes effect -- what you need to know," 10 July 2018 As dozens of measles cases broke out in Clark County, totaling 73 by late March and prompting a visit from the U.S. surgeon general, Matzie and her partner took every precaution. — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, "Fear, resentment — and more demand for vaccines as one Washington county grapples with measles outbreak," 1 Apr. 2019 According to a 2016 report by the surgeon general, just 10 percent of Americans with a drug use disorder obtain specialty treatment. — German Lopez, Vox, "It’s Overdose Awareness Day — and overdoses are killing more Americans than ever before," 31 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'surgeon general.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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