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Methamphetamine use among Pregnant Mothers Poses Problems for Children
Publish Date : 10/21/2004 2:49:00 PM Source : Onlypunjab.com Team
Infants born to methamphetamine (meth) using mothers appear to be at a higher risk for low birth weight, have high infant mortality rates and are at an increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems.
Once the children are home from the hospital they are also at risk because meth tends to be manufactured where they live. "The chemicals are in the refrigerator, and it's an explosive environment, so there are additional child endangerment issues that have folks concerned above and beyond drugs," said Lynne Smith, MD, neonatoligist and lead investigator on the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) metamphetamine study at LA BioMed. Dr. Smith is part of a nation-wide team of researchers who are investigating the long-term effects of in- utero exposure to cocaine and methamphetamine for NIDA.
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