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Prenatal cocaine exposure : scientific considerations and policy implications / Suzanne L. Wenzel [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wenzel, Suzanne L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Substance abuse in pregnancy--United States.
- Substance abuse in pregnancy.
- Fetus--Effect of drugs on--United States.
- Fetus.
- Cocaine--Toxicology--United States.
- Cocaine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 39 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Research has shown that children exposed to cocaine before birth are at risk of learning and behavioural problems. Such problems have broad implications for education, social welfare, criminal justice. This volume presents an overview of the state of knowledge on the issue.
- Contents:
- PREFACE; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. POLICY INTERVENTIONS FOR PREVENTION; 3. AREAS IN WHICH MORE RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF CONCAINE IS NEEDED; 4. RESOURCES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY COCAINE: AN URGENT NEED; 5. SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION; REFERENCES; AUTHOR AFFILIATIONS
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781598752069
- 1598752065
- OCLC:
- 171566567
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