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Author Chasnoff, Ira J.

Title The mystery of risk : drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, and the vulnerable child / Ira J. Chasnoff.

Imprint Chicago : NTI Upstream, ©2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  618.32686 C386m 2010    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Description xix, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Behavior belongs in the brain -- The long road to here -- Alcohol, Aristotle, and Swiss cheese -- Toddlers, toxins, and smearing feces -- Lake effect snow -- Through the looking glass -- Off the wall -- Memory becomes history -- The context of normal -- The developmental basis for behavior -- Sources of child behavior problems -- The languages of whispers -- Coming to a theatre near you: the external brain -- Problem solving as opposed to tearing your hair out -- Looking for Lord Ganesha -- The politics of policy -- The GoodEnough Syndrome -- Policy recommendations.
Summary Looks at the effects of a baby's exposure to drugs and alcohol while in the womb.
Subject Children of prenatal substance abuse.
Children of prenatal alcohol abuse.
Pregnant women -- Alcohol use.
Pregnant women -- Drug use.
Children of prenatal alcohol abuse. (OCoLC)fst00855479
Children of prenatal substance abuse. (OCoLC)fst00855484
Pregnant women -- Alcohol use. (OCoLC)fst01075193
Pregnant women -- Drug use. (OCoLC)fst01075199
ISBN 9780984053155
0984053158

 
    
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