Cocaine and Pregnancy—Time to Look at the Evidence

Drawing from the evidence in a recent study of the developmental effects of children exposed to cocaine before birth, Chavkin considers the reasons for all of the discussion over crack babies. The crack baby became the poster child for 1 side in each of 2 heated controversies in the US--the war on d...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 285; no. 12; pp. 1626 - 1628
Main Author:	Chavkin, Wendy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 28-03-2001
Subjects:	Abortion Child Development Child, Preschool Cocaine Cocaine-Related Disorders Developmental Disabilities - chemically induced Drug policy Female Growth Humans Male Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Prenatal development Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Public Health United States > US
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Summary:	Drawing from the evidence in a recent study of the developmental effects of children exposed to cocaine before birth, Chavkin considers the reasons for all of the discussion over crack babies. The crack baby became the poster child for 1 side in each of 2 heated controversies in the US--the war on drugs and the struggle over abortion.
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.285.12.1626