Crack Babies: Twenty Years Later : NPR
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Crack Babies: Twenty Years Later : NPR
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During the 80's and 90's, the nation's health specialists panicked over the growing number of so-called "crack babies" — children exposed to crack cocaine in utero. These children were said to be doomed to lives of physical and mental disability. But, 20 years later, many of the children who were perceived to be "at-risk" are proving the predictions wrong as young adults. Host Michel Martin speaks to Mary Barr, an activist who is vocal about her own drug abuse during pr
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Tags: Substance Abuse, Drug, Disability, Children's Health
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