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Portland Public Schools, OR. Dept. of Research, Evaluation, and Testing. – 1990
This 42-item annotated bibliography, represents a comprehensive effort to gather information on the educational problems of infant children of substance-abusing parents. Extensive searches were conducted in databases in the fields of education, medicine, social sciences, and the humanities. In particular, studies on the problems of "crack…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Cocaine, Crack
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Gittler, Josephine; McPherson, Dr. Merle – Children Today, 1990
Discusses the alarming rise in numbers of infants perinatally exposed to illegal drugs, including crack and cocaine. Schools must provide more services for these babies. Service delivery systems should be developed and coordinated to help these babies. (GH)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Cocaine, Crack
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Horowitz, Robert – Children Today, 1990
Discusses legislation aimed at prevention, identification, and treatment of prenatal exposure to controlled substances and the consequences of such exposure. Coercive state intervention can include involuntary civil commitment, child protection; and criminal prosecution. Such intervention raises constitutional issues of privacy and…
Descriptors: Adults, Crack, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation