Intro a. More than 8 million children are in the custody of parents who abuse illegal substances.
b. “About 225,000 infants are exposed before birth to their mothers use of illegal substances”.Works Consulted
Calhoun, Stacy, et al. “Improving the Outcomes of Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse: a Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.”
c. If you were to search “Parental drug use” into the url, 37,700 results appear. d. Even though some mothers-to-be use illegal substances, parental drug use affects a child's physical development, mental development, and fetal development. II. Body Paragraph 1
During the mother's pregnancy illegal substance use can affect the physical development of the child.
“Physiological manifestations …show more content…
“The changes unfolding throughout a child’s development are influenced by a complex combination of factors. One of them is the genes the child inherits from his or her biological parents. Genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual’s development through the course of life, influencing a person’s abilities, personality, physical health, and vulnerability to risk factors for behavioral problems like substance abuse. But genes are only part of the story.”“Chapter 1: Why Is Early Childhood Important to Substance Abuse …show more content…
During pregnancy, the mental development of the child can be fatally damaged.
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The development of a fetus can be interrupted by the use of illegal substances by the mother while pregnant. “One study has implicated prenatal exposure to cocaine in an increased risk of stillbirth (Handler et al. 1991).(”Brady, Joanne P., et al. “Risk and Reality: The Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs.” ASPE)
Due to prenatal exposure of narcotics, the life of the fetus is put at risk as well as the mothers.
“Prenatal opioid use has been shown to lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome, in which infants experience opioid withdrawal symptoms after birth as a result of no longer being exposed to the substance.”(Calhoun, Stacy, et al. “Improving the Outcomes of Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse: a Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.)”
The fetus is put in a position where he/she is dependent on the illegal substance as a result of the mother's use of the drug.
The use of narcotics during pregnancy can lead to withdrawal symptoms after being separated from the
b. “About 225,000 infants are exposed before birth to their mothers use of illegal substances”.Works Consulted
Calhoun, Stacy, et al. “Improving the Outcomes of Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse: a Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.”
c. If you were to search “Parental drug use” into the url, 37,700 results appear. d. Even though some mothers-to-be use illegal substances, parental drug use affects a child's physical development, mental development, and fetal development. II. Body Paragraph 1
During the mother's pregnancy illegal substance use can affect the physical development of the child.
“Physiological manifestations …show more content…
“The changes unfolding throughout a child’s development are influenced by a complex combination of factors. One of them is the genes the child inherits from his or her biological parents. Genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual’s development through the course of life, influencing a person’s abilities, personality, physical health, and vulnerability to risk factors for behavioral problems like substance abuse. But genes are only part of the story.”“Chapter 1: Why Is Early Childhood Important to Substance Abuse …show more content…
During pregnancy, the mental development of the child can be fatally damaged.
IV. Body Paragraph 3
The development of a fetus can be interrupted by the use of illegal substances by the mother while pregnant. “One study has implicated prenatal exposure to cocaine in an increased risk of stillbirth (Handler et al. 1991).(”Brady, Joanne P., et al. “Risk and Reality: The Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs.” ASPE)
Due to prenatal exposure of narcotics, the life of the fetus is put at risk as well as the mothers.
“Prenatal opioid use has been shown to lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome, in which infants experience opioid withdrawal symptoms after birth as a result of no longer being exposed to the substance.”(Calhoun, Stacy, et al. “Improving the Outcomes of Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse: a Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.)”
The fetus is put in a position where he/she is dependent on the illegal substance as a result of the mother's use of the drug.
The use of narcotics during pregnancy can lead to withdrawal symptoms after being separated from the