Prenatal Meth Exposure Linked to Abnormal Brain Development

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Prenatal Meth Exposure Linked to Abnormal Brain Development

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A first of its kind study examining the effects of methamphetamine use during pregnancy has found the drug appears to cause abnormal brain development in children. The research is published in the April 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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