The Effects of Drug Use during Pregnancy. This paper will address the short- and long-term effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs; the environmental factors which, by themselves or in combination with the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol or other drugs, can affect a child's development; and, explore the implications for education in preschool and primary grades. The use of illicit drugs and abuse of alcohol exact a steep price from our society. The complicity of substance abuse in serious social ills such as crime, domestic violence, and traffic injuries is well established. Recently, however, another threat has come to the attention of the public. This is the threat to children born to women who abuse alcohol and other drugs during their pregnancy. Experts now estimate that one-half to three-quarters of a million infants are born each year that have been exposed to one or more illicit drugs in utero. When the legal drugs-alcohol and tobacco-are added, the figure rises to considerably more than one million substance exposed infants. Pages: 10 Bibliography: 10 source(s) listed Filename: 187 Drug Use Pregnancy.doc Price: 89.50

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