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Peer reviewedDeoliveira, Iraneide J.; Cratty, Bryant J. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1991
Ten infants, 2 to 11 months of age, who tested positive for cocaine at birth, were assessed by means of the Battelle Developmental Inventory and a questionnaire administered to the infants' foster parents. Seven of the infants evidenced measurable delays that legally (in California) mandated intervention. The most effective caretaking behaviors…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cocaine, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedMentis, Michelle; Lundgren, Kristine – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
Comparison of the language development profiles of five children exposed prenatally to cocaine and associated risk factors with those of a matched nonexposed control group found that major differences between the two groups were in discourse-pragmatics, with less marked differences in syntactic development. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cocaine, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse
Dewalt, Mark W. – 1993
This paper discusses a study that examines the relationship between participation in religious youth groups, smoking behavior and subsequent use of cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. The document briefly surveys earlier research on smoking and drug abuse. The study surveyed students, schools, parents, teachers, and student academic achievement data.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavioral Science Research, Cocaine, Drinking
