Smith says while adults might understand that smoking is a hazardous activity, they might believe that they will be the better than average person. The one who will actually avoid getting any smoking related health problems. I'm Tom Britt. Dr. Kerry Smith says the incentives to stop smoking are probably different for adults and teenagers, men and women. Smith says some smokers appear to be in denial about the actual risks of the habit.
Speech pathologists say it is a tough disorder to treat.
Tom Britt has more. Speech pathologist Lynn Fox says stuttering is something that most people do not understand. Most insurance companies treat it as a psychological illness, which several studies have proven is simply not true. Fox says it is actually a physical disorder, where the motor skills and the language skills somehow get tangled up. She says the important thing in treating stuttering is to get the child into treatment as early as possible.