Estimating the Number of Substance-Exposed Infants.

Gomby, Deanna S.; Shiono, Patricia H.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Estimating the Number of Substance-Exposed Infants.

Gomby, Deanna S.; Shiono, Patricia H.

Future of Children, v1 n1 p17-25 Spr 1991

Estimates the number of infants exposed to legal and illegal substances before birth, drawing on 27 published reports and National Institute on Drug Abuse data. The following are estimated exposure levels: (1) cocaine, 2-3 percent; (2) marijuana, 3-12 percent; (3) cigarettes, 38 percent; and (4) alcohol, 73 percent. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cocaine, Congenital Impairments, Drinking, Estimation (Mathematics), Identification, Incidence, Infants, Literature Reviews, Marijuana, Mothers, National Surveys, Needs Assessment, Pregnancy, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Smoking, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative

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