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Pregnant drug users
Title: Pregnant drug users
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 882 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Pregnant drug users
South Carolina’s Cruel Intentions
Prematurity, Low Birth Rate, Infections, Small Head Size, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Birth Defects, and Stunted Growth. These are merely a few of the health risks associated with drug abuse for a baby. When a pregnant woman uses drugs, she and her unborn child face serious health problems. During pregnancy, the drugs used by the mother can enter the baby’s bloodstream. Some states have taken measures to detect pregnant …showed first 75 words of 882 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 882 total…pride in being the first state to prosecute pregnant drug users for child neglect, it may be that the state does not have women’s best interests at heart. The threat of criminal charges drives women away from medical facilities where they would receive critical services including substance abuse treatment and prenatal care. If these women were able to receive treatment, it would benefit the unborn babies as well as society as a whole.
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