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ERIC Number: EJ446727
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1054-8289
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Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk.
Zuckerman, Barry
Future of Children, v1 n1 p26-35 Spr 1991
Reviews the effects of prenatal exposure to the following: (1) cigarettes; (2) alcohol; (3) heroin; (4) narcotics; (5) marijuana; and (6) cocaine. Also discussed are the effects of exposure to multiple drugs and research issues in assessing drug effects. The importance of environment in long-term outcome is emphasized. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cocaine, Congenital Impairments, Drinking, Environmental Influences, Heroin, Infants, Marijuana, Mothers, Narcotics, Pregnancy, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Risk, Smoking, Special Health Problems, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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