Smoking, pregnancy and poverty

A Queensland University study of 5000 pregnant women has found a correlation between smoking and poverty. The three year study measured smoking against income levels, with the lowest earners defined as those who attract an income of $4,144 a year […]

Smoking and Pregnancy – Second hand smoke increases the risk of SIDS and asthma

A UK report draws attention to the dangers of passive smoking for young children. Mothers who smoke double the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (cot death) (odds ratio 2.08) and if both parents smoke the odds ratio rises to […]

Exposure to Marijuana in Womb May Harm Brain

Mon Mar 24, 5:33 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study in rats suggests that prenatal exposure to marijuana may affect offsprings’ behavior and memory, Italian researchers announced Monday.
The findings reaffirm advice for pregnant women and lactating women to […]

Carcinogens Found in Infant Children of Smokers

Research Summary

Researchers have found that infants as young as three months old accumulate nicotine and carcinogens in their bodies when they are exposed to tobacco smoke, the Guardian reported May 12.
Authors of the study — the first to test smoke […]

Children of Smokers More Likely to Carry Pneumonia Bacteria

Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home are more likely to carry the streptococcus pneumonia bacteria in their nose and throat, according to Israeli researchers.
A study involving more than 200 children and their mothers found that 76 percent of children […]

Effects of prenatal cigarette and marijuana exposure on drug use among offspring.

The present study investigated whether maternal cigarette smoking and marijuana use during pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of initiation and daily/regular use of such substances among one hundred fifty-two 16- to 21-year-old adolescent offspring. The participants were from […]

Report Shows Parents Unaware of Children’s Ecstasy Use

Report Shows Parents Unaware of Children’s Ecstasy Use
While nearly 3 million teenagers in America have already tried the club drug Ecstasy, only one percent of parents believe their son or daughter is among them – and half of all parents […]

Smoke interferes with asthma

British scientists have found more evidence to show that people with asthma should not smoke. Researchers at the University of Glasgow say smoking can interfere with asthmatics’ medication.Speaking at a European Respiratory Society conference in Vienna, they said it can […]

Three Factors Behind Teen Drug Use

Boredom, stress, and the availability of extra money are three main reasons why teens use drugs, the New York Times reported Aug. 20.The annual survey of parents and children ages 12 to 17 by Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction […]

CASA Survey Underscores Need for Parents and Adult Caregivers to Ensure Kids Stay Drug Free

40.8% of paediatricians in the USA failed to diagnose illegal drug abuse when presented with a classic description of an adolescent patient with symptoms of drug abuse. The symptoms included red eyes and runny nose, frequent sore throat, headache and […]

What Parents Can Do

IntroductionRecent surveys show that we are making progress in our national battle against some drugs. Casual use is declining, attitudes are changing, and we know more about what works to prevent drug use by our young people. As parents, we […]

Prevention programmes for parents: Research findings – classic early studies

A long-term study looking at the PRIDE prevention programme (for youth and parents) over five years found that there had been a continuous decrease in the use of all substances by almost all age groups. One example was that cannabis […]

Dare To Be You

DARE to be You is for families with a child aged between 2 and 5 years, with risk factors for later adolescent substance use. It is delivered by two trained preschool teachers to groups of up to 12 to 25 […]

Parents backing for random drug tests in schools

SCOTS parents want teenagers to be given random drug tests in schools, according to new research.
More than three quarters (78%) of Scottish parents said they would support the move in a bid to stamp out the growing use of drugs […]

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