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Smoking While Pregnant
Smoking during pregnancy is more than an unhealthy habit. It can cause serious complications for the mother, such as placental abruption, as well as lifelong complications for the baby. Cigarettes contain more than 4,000 toxic chemicals including cyanide, lead and numerous cancer-causing compounds, such as nicotine. These chemicals pose dangerous health risks that every mother should take seriously.
CDC Predicts All States Will Ban Smoking By 2020.
The CDC has announced they believe smoking may be banned in all states by 2020. By 2020, its predicted that every state will have bans on smoking in restaurants, bars, and workplaces. They gauged this on the current pace at which anti-smoking laws have been implemented. In 2000, there were no states with comprehensive indoor smoking bans and in 2010, there are 26.
Teen Smoking & Tobacco Use
Practically no one suddenly decides at 35 years of age to become a smoker. In almost every case, smokers start this habit when they are young, before graduating high school. Pretty much, if you can make it past the teen years without using tobacco, you are never going to use it on a regular basis. As a parent, you’ve got your work cut out for you because even though tobacco companies cannot advertise to the extent they would like, they still get the message out to your children in movies and TV. Smoking still looks cool to many kids and kids typically discount the health risks because the future seems so far away.
How to Stop Smoking During Pregnancy
Smoking during your pregnancy could cause birth defects and a low birth weight in your baby. It may also result in placental abruption or a stillbirth. You might feel hooked on smoking, but the health of your baby could be the perfect incentive you need to finally quit. Unfortunately, smoking cessation aids, like the patch or nicotine gum, aren’t necessarily healthy for your baby, either. Employ other methods and strategies to help you quit.
How to Help Someone You Love Stop Smoking
Smoking is a serious addiction that kills about 400,000 people per year, according to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. If someone you love has decided to quit smoking, you naturally want to do everything in your power to help him succeed. A solid support system is one of the necessary components to successfully quitting smoking. Though ultimately, the person must quit smoking by himself, your support can go a long way toward helping him reach his goal.