Over the past 50 years, the number of Americans that suffer from asthma has increased at a rapid rate. This breathing disorder affects eight percent of children and 9.3 percent of adults in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The changes in environmental exposure are said to be the causes of this dramatic increase, and researchers in Sweden are now taking into consideration the smoking habits of pregnant women and how it has since affected the health of their grandchildren.
Although smoking does not always require treatment in drug rehab, it is still dangerous enough to affect the lives of those that smoke and the generations that come after. According to the Swedish study, grandchildren of women that smoked were 10-22 percent more likely to suffer from asthma than grandchildren whose grandmothers did not smoke when they were pregnant. This factor was found to be consistently true even if the mother of the grandchildren did not smoke.
Dr. Caroline Lodge, an author of the study, stated that mothers need to be aware of what diseases they may be genetically predisposed to and how their habits may affect future generations. Diseases such as addiction (which may need to be treated in a drug rehab center) as well as other issues could have been avoided if the person would have known that he or she was predisposed to such a condition before attempting to misuse substances.
In the case of asthma, the researchers needed to determine if the grandchildren were affected by their current environment in addition to having a genetic predisposition to the disease. This clarification helped them realize that the climbing amount of asthmatics in the United States stems from the fact that many women did smoke between the years 1982 and 1986. Although they did not need to seek treatment in drug rehab, asthma in their grandchildren could have been avoided had these grandmothers not smoked.
These factors are all contributing to the rise of asthma in the United States today. The exposure of the dangers of smoking while pregnant (and smoking in general) have caused a steady decline in the number of smokers. However, smoking remains a serious problem, sometimes requiring drug rehab to quit this addictive habit. Before a woman considers smoking, she should learn about the dangers this habit presents—not only to herself, but also to her future children and grandchildren.
Although smoking does not always require treatment in drug rehab, it is still dangerous enough to affect the lives of those that smoke and the generations that come after. According to the Swedish study, grandchildren of women that smoked were 10-22 percent more likely to suffer from asthma than grandchildren whose grandmothers did not smoke when they were pregnant. This factor was found to be consistently true even if the mother of the grandchildren did not smoke.
Dr. Caroline Lodge, an author of the study, stated that mothers need to be aware of what diseases they may be genetically predisposed to and how their habits may affect future generations. Diseases such as addiction (which may need to be treated in a drug rehab center) as well as other issues could have been avoided if the person would have known that he or she was predisposed to such a condition before attempting to misuse substances.
In the case of asthma, the researchers needed to determine if the grandchildren were affected by their current environment in addition to having a genetic predisposition to the disease. This clarification helped them realize that the climbing amount of asthmatics in the United States stems from the fact that many women did smoke between the years 1982 and 1986. Although they did not need to seek treatment in drug rehab, asthma in their grandchildren could have been avoided had these grandmothers not smoked.
These factors are all contributing to the rise of asthma in the United States today. The exposure of the dangers of smoking while pregnant (and smoking in general) have caused a steady decline in the number of smokers. However, smoking remains a serious problem, sometimes requiring drug rehab to quit this addictive habit. Before a woman considers smoking, she should learn about the dangers this habit presents—not only to herself, but also to her future children and grandchildren.