Sharing your smoking habits helps them provide better care, monitor smoking-related issues, and offer advice on quitting
In 2017, the average age of those who started smoking daily was 18 years
Not only does smoking increase the risk of treatment-related adverse effects, but it can also negatively impact treatment efficacy/outcomes
What to expect
Melinda Mahabee-Gittens , a pediatric emergency physician and clinical researcher at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, who led data collection for the project, said, One result of this research should be to include thirdhand smoke as part of parental smoking cessation education programs. The amount of nicotine on childrens hands also varied by income and race
In that study, compared to women with higher educational attainment, comparatively fewer women with lower educational attainment were aware of messages that warn of the harmful effects of smoking on life expectancy, heart disease, or pregnancy (Ref