Behavioral Outcomes of Young Children Prenatally Exposed to Illicit Drugs: Review and Analysis of Experimental Literature.

Carta, Judith J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ486406

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Behavioral Outcomes of Young Children Prenatally Exposed to Illicit Drugs: Review and Analysis of Experimental Literature.

Carta, Judith J.; And Others

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v14 n2 p184-216 Sum 1994

This article reviews 46 experimental studies on behavioral and developmental outcomes associated with prenatal exposure to illicit drugs. Only half of the 460 individual outcomes significantly indicated adverse effects of prenatal exposure. The greatest number of these outcomes was for infants younger than one month, with relatively few outcomes in older toddler and preschool age groups. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Development, Child Development, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse, Illegal Drug Use, Incidence, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Neonates, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Preschool Children, Substance Abuse, Toddlers, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Substance Abuse and Early Intervention.