Effects of Drugs on Embryonic Development?
... behavior that continues in spite of adverse consequences. By definition, babies cannot be “addicted” to crack or anything else. In utero physiologic dependence on opiates (not addiction), known as Neonatal Narcotic Abstinence Syndrome, is readily diagnosed, but no such… Continue reading
How Much Does It Cost to Take Care of a Meth Baby Weather Its Hospital Bills or Medications?
... behavior that continues in spite of adverse consequences. By definition, babies cannot be “addicted” to crack or anything else. In utero physiologic dependence on opiates (not addiction), known as Neonatal Narcotic Abstinence Syndrome, is readily diagnosed, but no such… Continue reading
What Is Crack Made Of?
... and powder cocaine in white suburban communities. [7] [8] [edit] Effects in pregnancy and nursing “Crack baby” is a pejorative term for a child born to a mother who used crack cocaine during her pregnancy. There remains some dispute… Continue reading
Pain Pills' Littlest Victims
... Pills' Littlest Victims The newborns—reminiscent of the "crack babies" of the 1980s and 1990s born to women addicted to cocaine—present a host of challenges to hospitals. There is no standard way to treat their withdrawal, so doctors… Continue reading
Help Us Select the Top 10 Local Stories of the Year
... shallow graves off Tates Creek Road this spring, and police believe two men – Daniel Keene and Matthew Denholm – were hired by a local drug dealer to kill Walker. Warford was Walker's … Chenault admitted to dealing …… Continue reading
How Much Can Drugs Harm a Baby During the First Month of Pregnancy?
... — to legally be declared murder. “These cases represent the intersection of the war on drugs and the war on abortion,” says Lynn Paltrow, director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, who has successfully helped argue against dozens of… Continue reading