Research in the mid-1980s on the effects of prenatal drug abuse characterized cocaine-exposed children as moody, inconsolable, less socially interactive and less able to bond than other children. It was concluded that these conditions were irreversible. However, methodological problems in these early studies, combined with the fact that cocaine-using mothers abuse other drugs as well, has left the research and public health communities uncertain as to the cause and effect relationship between cocaine use and pre//postnatal ...
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Research in the mid-1980s on the effects of prenatal drug abuse characterized cocaine-exposed children as moody, inconsolable, less socially interactive and less able to bond than other children. It was concluded that these conditions were irreversible. However, methodological problems in these early studies, combined with the fact that cocaine-using mothers abuse other drugs as well, has left the research and public health communities uncertain as to the cause and effect relationship between cocaine use and pre//postnatal consequences. Cocaine-Exposed Infants examines what is known about the problem and unravels some of the contradictions in the literature. The book also explores, in depth, the media frenzy over c
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Drugs, Health, and Social Policy, 5. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 97004589 Type of material Book Personal name Inciardi, James A. Main title Cocaine-exposed infants: social, legal, and public health issues / James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, Christine A. Saum. Published/Created Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997. Description ix, 116 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 0803970862 (acid-free paper) 0803970870 (pbk. ) LC classification RG580. D76 I53 1997 Related names Surratt, Hilary L. Saum, Christine A. Subjects Drug abuse in pregnancy. Cocaine--Toxicology. Fetus--Effect of drugs on. Children of prenatal substance abuse. Drug abuse in pregnancy--Government policy--United States. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-103) and indexes. Series Drugs, health, and social policy series; 5 Dewey class no. 618.3/268
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