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Links to Useful Information
 What is the value of a happy and healthy family? It is not measurable in material terms, but is worth more than can be defined when a mother is using illicit drugs - before, during, or after pregnancy.
Please click on the links below to read about the tragedies and triumphs women have faced when trying to overcome the ravages of drug addiction.
Crack Kids : April 16, 2002 -- Babies whose mothers smoked crack cocaine during pregnancy face significant mental and developmental problems up to and likely beyond their second birthday, according to new research.
Need help finding an appropriate treatment center in the U.S.? Go to the Facility Locator - a service of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Get accurate information. Information based on real research - not folklore or street-lore. Know what you're putting in your body. Know what's happening to your brain chemistry. We actively advocate against the use of illicit drugs. We are convinced that if you only knew what illicit drug use can (and most likely will) do to your body, mind, and spirit, you could no longer justify its use.
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In the News
For more information regarding drug use during pregnancy, please read the articles listed below.
Smoking During Pregnancy Fosters Aggression In Children (Science Daily)
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behavior.
Smoking during pregnancy fosters aggression in children (EurekAlert!)
( University of Montreal ) Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: ...
Smoking during pregnancy fosters aggression in children (PhysOrg)
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to an additional risk: violent behaviour.
For Privacys Sake, Taking Risks to End Pregnancy (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Some Latina women are using drugs or potentially harmful home methods to end their pregnancies.
Antacid medication in pregnancy may increase childhood asthma (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children of mothers who took acid-suppressive drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared with children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero, finds a large population-based study by researchers at Children`s Hospital Boston.
For privacy’s sake, taking risks to end pregnancy (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Monday, January 5, 2009 at 5:16 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 5, 2009 at 7:27 a.m. Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what to ask for at the small, family-run pharmacy in the heart of Washington Heights, the thriving Dominican enclave in northern Manhattan.
Local News : Palin’s daughter gives birth to son, Tripp - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose quest for the vice presidency began to go downhill the day she announced the pregnancy, has given birth to a son, a magazine reported Monday.
Marian Wright Edelman: All Parents Can Use Support (HuffingtonPost)
Parenting offers the most wonderful and daunting challenges in the world. Parents are their children's most important teachers and mentors, and they bear primary responsibility...
Number Of Babies Exposed To Drugs Effectively Reduced By 'Recovery Coaches' (Medical News Today)
About 11 percent of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. each year have been exposed to alcohol or illicit drugs in the womb, according to a June 2006 report by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. If removed from the home by child protection, these children tend to remain in foster care longer, and chances are very low that they will be reunited with their parents.
NEWS BRIEFS (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Below are news releases and briefs on statements appearing in the December issue of Pediatrics , the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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