Prevalence and Magnitude of Perinatal Substance Exposures in California

1993190 citationsJournal Article

Authors

William A. Vega · Berkeley Public Health Division

Bohdan Kolody · San Diego State University

Jimmy Hwang · California State University, San Bernardino

Amanda Noble · Western Consortium for Public Health

Abstract

In California in 1992, there were 67,361 estimated perinatal exposures to one or more drugs, including alcohol, and 52,346 self-reported exposures to tobacco. These findings have clinical and public health implications.

Topics & Keywords

Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Birth, Development, and Health Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 329, Issue 12, pp. 850-854

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199309163291207

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