I have wondered this as well my mom smoked through two pregnancies,
and probably as well as drinking alcohol. Don't know about other things.
She was a singer in East St. Lewis..I do know my brother and I have
Bronchitis and Bronchial Asthma.. And it making me really sick.

I don't believe they allow smoking in bars or restaurants,hospitals,
If the Bars and Restaurant have a patio they may be able to smoke.But I know
Hospitals have decided smoke free on inside and out..

The hospital I worked for in Mi. for one year First it was called Women's,
Hospital and then Huzel , It took people from everywhere who had Infertilty
Problems,went there myself..They treated very weathy paitients,as well
as women with addiction problems,mostly Heroine. They had aprogram
that if they could attempt to stop them,by putting them in the hospital
at least by the seventh month,the babies would go though no addiction
or less..These woman were not charged.Other patients better have good
insurance or lots of money..It had the very best Drs, oh they were
just great. There were no private rooms,there would be 2 beds up to
5..The youngest patient i saw was 10 yrs. old,well there were all ages.

Seeing a baby going through withhdraw C just about did in my nerves
of steel..I couldn't sleep,they took the mothers down to see there
babies,then come back,you rarley saw weeping..When I worked there
I cried,when I had my children they,well these men would come in put the curtain shut whisper in a voice if you get back on the street soon you
could have it. Than later that day they would take them to the second
floor to be by there babies,they had that slow cottton mouth,one said
to me your babies pretty, i'm sure your's is to,she told me he's broken
the nurse taking her down,told her to get down and touch him..No
get that social worker,I did what you told me,I got to get to work.

I remember some great Drs. leaving because ,I was told the poor bring
lawsuits,those lawyers were waiting,this was the late 60's and early
70's and thus the first of the high malpractic insurance,all they would
have to do was not help the mother's of the Drug babies..That was
more then i could handle..This still bothers me,some of the mothers
just left..Before my hands got bad I use to rock the the Aids babies
babies,they have to be touched to survive,well I don't know everyone.
In the hospital ,where I first worked the vol in the nursery's I think
they where the hero's they were the mothers who's children,were
killed in the wars..They said they did it,to feel needed so they could
sleep at night..Makes one think ,perhaps in my case to much,sorry..
Sue going to rest,I'm hooked up antibiotic again. Oh haircut tomomrow.