Several studies have focused on the potential effects tobacco and lead have separately on children. But now, a first-of-its-kind study has documented the risks of combined exposure.

"New research suggests exposure to both tobacco and lead my increase [a childs] risk [for ADHD] by eight-fold." Florida's Ivanhoe Newswire reported. "A recent study from the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center found a connection between ADHD, prenatal tobacco exposure and childhood exposure to lead."

Authors of the study believe prevention should be the focus, rather than treatment, the Newswire reported. Reducing exposure to tobacco and lead could decrease instances of ADHD in young people ages 8 to 15 by 35 percent (about 800,000 cases), according to the study.

Labels: causes, prevention

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