All Entries in the "Substance Abuse" Category
Want To Quit Smoking? You Can Control Your Craving
If you are smoker and are pregnant or even looking to get pregnant, you know that you have to quit smoking or else bear the guilt for possibly causing any number of birth defects in the child to come. And now Yale University study has demonstrated that it may be possible to control cravings using [...]
Facts About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
It has long been understood that drinking alcohol during pregnancy is very dangerous for the unborn baby and as more and more research gets done on this subject, more facts about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are coming to light.
Though it is recognized by some experts that the occasional glass of wine is not likely to cause [...]
Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To Behavior Problems In Kids
According to a UK study, Pregnant women who smoke risk their kids having behavior problems who can’t pay attention.
Although previous studies have shown the risks for school aged children, this is the first time a link has been shown between smoking during pregnancy and behavior problems for kids as young as 3.
Dr. Kate E. Pickett, [...]
Sleep Disturbances In Children May Be Due To Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Researchers says that mother who consumes excess alcohol during pregnancy can disrupt their children’s sleep for years afterward.
It was found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy predict poor sleep and also increases risk of sleep disturbances in children at 8 years.
The study also concluded that sleep disturbances in children are also linked [...]
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Linked To Behavioral Problems In Kids
According to a new study, kids who were exposed to higher amounts of alcohol in the womb may have difficulty in reading, learning, reasoning and thinking, leading to problems with social skills and behavior.
The study looked at emotional and social behavior among 33 school age kids with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Developmental [...]
Connection Found Between Smoking While Pregnant And Children’s Smoking
It has been discovered by a team of researchers from the University of Arizona that smoking during pregnancy will more likely mean that offspring will start smoking by the age of twenty.
Furthermore continued smoking while children were very young had similar results but that all changed once they became [...]
The Reason Smoking Causes Low Birth Weight Babies
As if pregnant women actually needed more evidence, a new study reinforces the fact that pregnancy and smoking simply do not mix.
According to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, smoking just a few cigarettes has a significant effect on the relaxation of the blood vessels lowering the [...]
Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression In Children
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study[smoking during pregnancy].
While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behaviour.
What’s more, the research team found the risk [...]
Smoking During The First Trimester Of Pregnancy Linked To Oral Clefts
Smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy is clearly linked with an increased risk of cleft lip in newborns.
Genes that play a role in detoxification of cigarette smoke do not appear to be involved.
This is shown in a new study published in the journal Epidemiology.
Oral clefts are one of the most common birth defects. Closure [...]
Smoking During Pregnancy Shows Mixed Effects
Smoking during pregnancy appears to affect children’s birth weight, and possibly their risk of becoming overweight, but it may not directly harm other aspects of physical and cognitive development, a large study suggests.
The findings, from a study of nearly 53,000 U.S. children born in the 1960s, found that those whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were [...]
