For displaced mother-of-four Nisreen Abu Saada, lighting a cooking fire can be a daily struggle in a territory where gas remains scarce and families rely on burning cardboard, plastic and scraps of wood to prepare meals
Effects on the fetus In cases of active smoking by a pregnant woman: Increased risk of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and preterm birth Delayed fetal development Lower birth weight (for a given gestational age) In utero fetal death (47% increased risk) Reduced academic and cognitive abilities Development of congenital malformations Secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking pregnant women whose partners smoke has a measurable effect on the child, although less significant
I am pleased to be supporting ASH Scotlands Quit and Win campaign and urge anyone who is thinking about giving up smoking to do it in your own time, and in ways that work best personally best for you. Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive of ASH Scotland, said: We congratulate Karen Adam MSP on succeeding in her journey to become tobacco-free, and were delighted to have her support for our Quit and Win campaign
There are a few possible avenues to facilitate our understanding of how CBD can be used effectively to help people quit smoking, including clinical trials or comparative and long-term studies, he says
