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drug use by pregnant women Research shows that drug-using pregnant women who fear prosecution and the
potential loss of their children, rather than being deterred from drug-use, ...While African Americans had higher rates of drug use, in terms of actual numbers
of users, most women who took drugs while they were pregnant were white. ...NIDA's National Pregnancy and Health Survey, conducted during 1992, is the first
national survey of drug use among pregnant women in the United States. ...For a pregnant woman, drug abuse is doubly dangerous. ... Continuing drug use
also increases the risk of miscarriage and premature delivery. ...The March of Dimes also encourages pregnant women who use illicit drugs (with
the exception of heroin) to stop using the drug immediately, because of the ...Finally, the issue of pregnant women's drug use has been shaped by claims of
fetal rights that are at the heart of today's abortion debate. ...Some drugs are highly toxic and should never be used by pregnant women ...
a drug used to treat skin disorders, is stored in fat beneath the skin and is ...Cocaine, sometimes known as "crack," is a highly addictive drug. A pregnant
woman's cocaine use may cause the placenta to detach from the uterus too soon ...Although pregnant females aged 18 to 44 were less than half as likely to report
past month illicit drug use as nonpregnant women from this age group, ...Current Trends Statewide Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use by Pregnant Women --
Rhode Island. The effects of illicit drug use by women during the perinatal ... |
