Associations of household tobacco smoking status with childhood temperament among U.S. preschool-aged children

The price of addiction: Pakistani children paying the cost of tobacco use with their temperament

“…For instance, a study using the 2007 NSCH found that children exposed to second or third-hand smoke are at a 50% increased risk of developing neurobehavioural disorders such as ADHD or learning disabilities. 2 Furthermore, E. Melinda et al reported that exposure to tobacco smoke in children led to a statistically significant increase in developmental delay along with depression, intellectual learning and speech disabilities among others. 3 Childhood temperament has also been found to significantly impact adult temperament, as demonstrated by a cohort study that followed children from 3 years onwards to 26 years of age.…”