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Most states have now legalized medical marijuana, and eight of them allow recreational use for those 21 and older. But researchers say that adult users need to be mindful because secondhand marijuana smoke can have a serious effect on children. NPR's Patti Neighmond reports.

PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE¹: With help from a new, highly sensitive test, researchers were able to analyze² urine samples from 43 babies under the age of two. Pediatrician Karen Wilson with Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York headed this study.

KAREN WILSON: This is the first time we've been able to demonstrate that there is detectable³ marijuana metabolites in the urine of children who have been exposed.

NEIGHMOND: The babies were in the same room as someone smoking pot. And like secondhand smoke from tobacco, they simply inhaled⁴. It's not known how that might affect them as they grow, but Wilson suspects it won't be good.

WILSON: The biggest concern may be that there's an increased risk of respiratory illnesses and asthma⁵, but I think that we may also see an increased risk of developmental problems and behavioral problems in children who are exposed.

NEIGHMOND: Future research will look at long-term impact. In the meantime, Wilson says, if adults are going to use marijuana, exercise caution.

WILSON: What I really want parents to understand is that smoking marijuana in the presence of your children is not safe. We don't know that this is something that's not going to affect them later on.

NEIGHMOND: Brain development continues until age 25. And when teens and young adults routinely smoke pot, the structure of their brain can actually change and cause problems with memory and problem solving.

Patti Neighmond, NPR News.

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

3 detectable   

adj.可发觉的；可查明的

参考例句：

• The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.人的耳朵几乎是察觉不到这种噪音的。
• The inflection point at this PH is barely detectable.在此PH值下，拐点不易发现。

4 inhaled   

v.吸入( inhale的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. 她合上双眼，深深吸了一口气。
• Janet inhaled sharply when she saw him. 珍妮特看到他时猛地吸了口气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。