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Drug Abuse Vulnerability and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke: Methodological Issues and Research Priorities - Workshop |
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Neuroscience Center
NIDA Organizer(s): Meeting Purpose and Intent:In 2007, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office released "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke," a twenty-year follow-up to the original "The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking." Although there have been advances in what is known regarding the deleterious impacts of secondhand smoke (SHS) with respect to childhood asthma and respiratory problems, cardiovascular disease, reproductive effects, and cancer, much less is known about the role of exposure during infancy and childhood on neurodevelopmental outcomes including temperament, cognition, mental health disorders and vulnerability to addiction. In addition, there are a number of methodological challenges involved in conducting research on SHS. Therefore, the purpose of this one-day workshop was to convene an expert panel to address (1) methodological issues related to the measurement of SHS exposure and (2) the identification of neurodevelopmental effects of early SHS exposure including executive function, problem solving, decision making and early predictors of vulnerability to drug use or abuse, with the ultimate goal of identifying research priorities for the NIH and extramural research communities. The workshop began with 2 overview presentations, followed by two panel discussions (see Agenda). Afterwards, breakout groups on "Basic Science/Clinical Research" and "Epidemiology and Populations Research" discussed opportunities for accelerating scientific breakthroughs and developed a list of priority research areas. Recommended priorities and research considerations included:
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