According to New Study, Second-Hand Smoke Is Linked to ADHD, Stuttering, and Headaches in Children

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A recent U.S. study shows that children (age 4-15) who are exposed to second-hand smoke have approximately twice the rates of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and stuttering, and higher rates of headaches, than those who aren’t exposed.

Researched at the University of California San Francisco, the conclusions were presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health in Sydney on October 8, 2010.  

One of the researchers, Wendy Max, Professor of Health Economics at UCSF said children’s exposure to second-hand smoke could have a negative impact on their learning and education, as well as their health and overall wellbeing.

Cancer Council Australia CEO, Professor Ian Olver, said the research added to evidence that smoking not only harms active smokers but also those around them, with children often at highest risk.  “The right to a smoke-free childhood is a basic human right,” he said. “Governments need to work together to educate communities everywhere about what smoking is – an addiction that kills more than half of those addicted and harms others as well, particularly where smoking is unregulated.”

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