It appears that the prognosis for crack cocaine babies is good in contrast to fetal alcohol syndrome.There are many explanations for this;the prevailing one seems to be that cocaine addiction is different frrom the other addictions.As a matter of fact there has been some controversy as to whether cocaine is a true addicted substance. Crack is a highly concentrated form of cocaine and the experience is much more potent-it is like having an orgasm in every cell of the body.
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol DeVolder To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: [tips] question about maternal cocaine use and punishment Dear Tipsters, I'm going to be talking to my behavioral pharmacology students this afternoon about cocaine use. One of the subtopics is prenatal effects. As an important part of that I want to discuss maternal treatment (or lack thereof) and prosecution. I've done a Google search (because I didn't plan far enough ahead) and most of the articles I've found are from the 1990s. I already have what I think is an excellent commentary on the topic entitled Pregnancy and the Public Health Hypocrisy, although it is via the organization Reconsider (as in "reconsider current drug policy"), thus it is understandably a position. Do any of you have other sources, knowledge, or ideas about this? I'd like to figure out what the most recent status is with respect to punishment of women who test positive for cocaine either while pregnant or at delivery, whether it is state-by-state or at the federal level. Any help would be appreciated. Carol -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587541&n=T&l=tips&o=9995 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9995-13424.eb17e1c03643c971ab35c22d86587...@fsulist.frostburg.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.894 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3571 - Release Date: 04/13/11 06:09:00 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9998 or send a blank email to leave-9998-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
