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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

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In a review of 27 studies that included 5000 teens over the past 20 years, researchers have concluded that prenatal cocaine exposure leads to less long-term health effects than prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposure. By Elijah Wolfson | May 27, 2013 08 … Read more on Medical Daily

 

'Crack Baby' Scare Overblown: Fallout from Crack Cocaine Epidemic Minimal

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Can Being a Crack Baby Effect Future Children?

Question by Lydia: Can being a crack baby effect future children?
My boyfriend’s mother smoked weed and crack when he was in the womb. When he was born he had a few side effects like muscle spasms but now the only thing he has that we know of is a constant high body temperature. We aren’t trying to conceive yet, but I’m wondering if his ability to have children now will be hard because of that, or if he most likely has a high chance of passing disabilities down to his children?

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