A study conducted by a team of doctors from Cincinnati, British Columbia, Vancouver, and North Carolina has found that prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke or lead may contribute to the development of ADHD in children.

“The researchers found that about 8.7 percent of 8- to 15-year-old survey participants met the criteria for having ADHD… Children who were exposed to prenatal cigarette smoke were more than twice as likely to meet the criteria for having ADHD, compared to children who were not exposed to smoke in the womb. Children with high lead levels also were at significantly higher risks of having ADHD than those with moderate and low lead levels.”

Children who were exposed to both cigarette smoke and lead were over eight times more likely to develop ADHD symptoms.
 

Labels: causes, prenatal, tobacco

Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton