Cocaine-Exposed Infants: Social, Legal, and Public Health Issues Contributor(s): Inciardi, James A. (Author), Surratt, Hilary L. (Author), Saum, Christine A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803970870 ISBN-13: 9780803970878 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1997 Annotation: Research in the mid-1980s on the effects of prenatal drug abuse characterized cocaine-exposed children as moody, inconsolable, less socially interactive, and less able to bond than other children. "Crack babies," in particular, were believed to be less attentive and less able to focus on specific tasks than nonexposed children. Research concluded that these conditions were irreversible and that no amount of special attention or educational programs could turn these cocaine-exposed infants into well-functioning and adjusted children. Methodological problems in these early studies, combined with the fact that cocaine using mothers abuse other drugs as well, have left the research and public health communities uncertain about the cause and effect relationship between cocaine use and pre- and postnatal consequences. Cocaine-Exposed Infants examines what is known about the problem and unravels some of the contradictions in the extant literature. The authors also explore in-depth the media frenzy over so-called crack babies and the resulting legislation that served to criminalize drug use during pregnancy. For researchers, academics, health care providers, and mental health and legal professionals/practitioners, Cocaine-Exposed Infants provides state-of-the-art information in a field now entering its second generation of research. The book is also an excellent supplementary text for courses in criminal justice, corrections, policing, drug/alcohol studies, psychology, public health, and nursing. Click for more in this series: Drugs, Health, and Social Policy |
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BISAC Categories: - Medical | Perinatology & Neonatology - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
Dewey: 618.326 |
LCCN: 97004589 |
Series: Drugs, Health, and Social Policy |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.12" W x 9.05" L (0.38 lbs) 128 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: Research in the mid-1980s on the effects of prenatal drug abuse characterized cocaine-exposed children as moody, inconsolable, less socially interactive and less able to bond than other children. It was concluded that these conditions were irreversible. However, methodological problems in these early studies, combined with the fact that cocaine-using mothers abuse other drugs as well, has left the research and public health communities uncertain as to the cause and effect relationship between cocaine use and pre//postnatal consequences.
Cocaine-Exposed Infants examines what is known about the problem and unravels some of the contradictions in the literature. The book also explores, in depth, the media frenzy over ′c |
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