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Drugs and Alcohol in Pregnancy and the Affected Children

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Over the past three decades, the use of alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy has become a major public health concern. A number of studies have found poor pregnancy outcomes among women who used alcohol or illegal drugs during pregnancy (1–5), and effects on their newborns also have been documented (6–9). Recent publications have begun to track the long-term impact of prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure on the development and behavior of the exposed child (10–16).

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  1. University of Illinois Hospital, Children’s Research Triangle, Chicago, IL, 60601, USA

    Ira J. Chasnoff MD (Professor of Clinical Pediatrics)

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    James E. Lessenger MD, FACOEM (Consultant in Occupational Medicine) (Consultant in Occupational Medicine)

  2. Superior Court of California, Tulare County, Porterville, CA, 93267, USA

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Chasnoff, I.J. (2007). Drugs and Alcohol in Pregnancy and the Affected Children. In: Lessenger, J.E., Roperd, G.F. (eds) Drug Courts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71433-2_6

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