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US: Cot death risk linked to cannabis
Ananova
Wednesday 29 Aug 2001 Dads who smoke cannabis before conception, during pregnancy or after birth could double the risk of their child suffering cot death. One theory is the key ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, resembles a chemical in the body called anandamide which affects the sperm and embryos. Surprisingly a US study into the phenomena didn't show any increased risk when mothers smoked the drug. This may be because so few women admitted to smoking cannabis or it could be because men smoke more, and more often than women. Researchers in California drew their conclusions after interviewing the parents of 239 cot death babies and the parents of 239 healthy children. The work was carried out by Hilary Klonoff-Cohen and Phung Lam-Kruglick at the University of Californiain San Diego. But Ed Mitchell, a cot death expert at Auckland University in New Zealand, told New Scientist: "I would emphasise that the major problem is maternal tobacco smoking when pregnant, rather than these other drugs."
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