Preventing Childhood Trauma May Lower Drug Addiction Risk

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Nov 17, 2019 – However, ACEs can be prevented, the CDC said. Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive and potentially mean a lower risk for conditions such as depression, suicide, asthma, cancer, heart disease and diabetes in adulthood; reduce risky behaviors such as smoking and heavy drinking; improve education and job potential; and stop ACEs from being passed from one generation to the next.

The findings appear in CDC’s latest Vital Signs report, which examines the associations between ACEs and 14 negative outcomes. CDC analyzed data from 25 states that included ACE questions in the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2015 through 2017, the CDC said. State survey data were used to estimate long-term health and social outcomes in adults that contribute to leading causes of illness and death and reduced access to life opportunities.

“We now know that adverse childhood experiences have a significant impact on an individual’s future health,” said CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, M.D. “Preventing traumatic experiences in childhood and initiating key interventions when they do occur…