Study: Eliminating Exposure To Cigarettes Cuts Chances Of ADHD

Doctors estimate cases of ADHD could be cut by more than a third by eliminating kids’ exposure to cigarettes and lead.

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center compiled data on kids’ exposure to toxins.

The study was based on mothers’ reports of smoking during pregnancy and blood tests for lead taken when the children were between 8 and 15 years old.

Kids whose mothers smoked when they were pregnant were more than twice as likely as other kids to be diagnosed later with ADHD.

The risk was similar for those whose blood lead levels were highest.  Exposure to both lead and smoking translated to an 8-fold increased risk.

Researchers estimate 35 percent of ADHD cases could be reduced by eliminating such toxin exposure.

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