Researchers surveyed inland, riverine, and coastal habitats across six metropolitan regions across Australia including Hobart in Tasmania, Newcastle in New South Wales, Perth in Western Australia, Port Augusta in South Australia, Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory
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"We ask, 'Do you feel addicted?' And they say no, but a series of questions on a validated scale for assessing loss of autonomy over nicotine show that they're dependent," said the study's lead author, Karma McKelvey, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar
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These findings support the need for public health interventions to reduce maternal prenatal exposure to ETS and encourage appropriate consumption of multivitamins, folic acid and iron supplements by mothers during pregnancy