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Researchers have found a causal link between maternal nicotine use during pregnancy and a child having ADHD (Full text). The new study also hints-but doesn't prove-that nicotine-replacement products used during pregnancy, such as patches and gum, could pose the same risk to children.
In this large cohort of children followed up to 8 to 14 years of age, we found that both maternal and paternal smoking during pregnancy were associated with an elevated risk for ADHD, based on hospital diagnosis, medication, and hyperactivity/inattention scores. The association was consistently stronger for maternal smoking than for paternal smoking and was also found for mother's use of nicotine replacement during pregnancy. These results suggest a causal effect of smoking (and nicotine) during fetal life or other factors related to maternal nicotine dependance. The findings for paternal smoking could reflect an effect of passive smoking but may also be a result of social or genetic confounding
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Hairyfeet on Wednesday July 23 2014, @12:08AM
Do we REALLY need more nanny government? really? You do realize that there is something like 5 states that have banned using e-cigs in public even though all you exhale is water vapor...yes?
Frankly after all the shit we've seen from this government the past decade the LAST fucking thing we need is to give them MORE laws, or did you forget that every person in America is already guilty of 3 felonies a day. [amazon.com]
Hell if you want to stop cigarette smoking you should instead push for the removal of regulations against e-cigs. I have seen more people quit thanks to e-cigs than anything else (last figures I saw were something like 60% success rate) and I have no doubt that if you removed all the reg BS you could buy e-cigs cheaper than regular.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.