Posted by david - OR on August 05, 2013 at 01:08:41 from (208.67.204.213):
In Reply to: Re: meth head troubles posted by fixerupper on August 04, 2013 at 20:27:35:
The idea that pre-natal cocaine use damages a child for life is a an extrapolated bad-science Reagan era myth that has been completely debunked by several rigorous and long-running studies.
"The researchers consistently found no significant differences between the cocaine-exposed children and the controls.
The study did determine that the biggest factor negatively affecting IQ and school readiness was being born into poverty, whether drugs were used by the parents or not.
The "crack baby" myth was largely a consequence of sensationalistic and scientifically unjustified reporting by the popular media. You can read more about that here:
The issues with methamphetamine are similar to cocaine, though the science is not as well developed. There is data to clearly demonstrate that, while exposed children may be adversely affected in subtle ways, there is no evidence they are "messed up for life". A good discussion can be found here:
http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1206/1180/
The bottom line: "It is apparent from current reports by the media, the police and substance abuse agencies, that we are at risk of ‘a rush to judgment’ regarding the effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure."
Portraying such children as "messed up for life" unjustifiably stigmatizes them and may, in the end, damage them more than the drugs ever would.
Finally, for what it's worth, two legal substances that have well quantified harmful effects on prenatal development are alcohol and tobacco.
This post was edited by david - or at 01:10:34 08/05/13.
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