Time to Retire the Phrase "Crack Baby;" New Study Says 1990s Worry Was …

Time To Retire The Phrase "Crack Baby;" New Study Says 1990s Worry Was …
There was a widespread fear that "prenatal cocaine exposure" would cause the children of crack-addicted mothers to be born into a life of physical and mental incapacities. Some babies were being born essentially addicted to crack out of the womb, with … Read more on Medical Daily

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Although it abated over the 19th century, many Americans, notably middle-class women and Civil War veterans, became addicted to drugs – morphine, opium, laudanum, and cocaine. Many, if not most, probably got hooked after their doctors prescribed one to … Read more on UC Berkeley (blog)