Mothers, babies, and cocaine: the role of toxins in development

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Contents: C.L. Jones, Foreword. Preface. Part I:Models. D.L. Dow-Edwards, Developmental Toxicity of Cocaine: Mechanisms of Action. B.M. Lester, K. Freier, L. LaGasse, Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Child Outcome: What Do We Really Know? B. Weiss, Incipient Hazards of Cocaine: Lessons from Environmental Toxicology. D.E. Hutchings, A.C. Zmitrovich, Methadone During Pregnancy: A Brief Review of Clinical Outcome and a New Animal Model. Part II:Methods. C.V. Vorhees, A Review of Developmental Exposure Models for CNS Stimulants: Cocaine. D.R. Neuspiel, The Problem of Confounding in Research on Prenatal Cocaine Effects on Behavior and Development. J.L. Jacobson, S.W. Jacobson, Strategies for Detecting the Effects of Prenatal Drug Exposure: Lessons from Research on Alcohol. H.C. Olson, T.M. Grant, J.C. Martin, A.P. Streissguth, A Cohort Study of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Addressing Methodological Concerns. M. Bendersky, S.M. Alessandri, M.W. Sullivan, M. Lewis, Measuring the Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure. E.M. Ostrea, Jr., Meconium Drug Analysis. Part III:Outcomes. L.P. Spear, Alterations in Cognitive Function Following Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Studies in an Animal Model. R. Needlman, D.A. Frank, M. Augustyn, B.S. Zuckerman, Neurophysiological Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Comparison of Human and Animal Investigations. L.C. Mayes, M.H. Bornstein, Developmental Dilemmas for Cocaine-Abusing Parents and Their Children. S.M. Alessandri, M.W. Sullivan, M. Bendersky, M. Lewis, Temperament in Cocaine-Exposed Infants. L. Beckwith, S. Crawford, J.A. Moore, J. Howard, Attentional and Social Functioning of Preschool-Age Children Exposed to PCP and Cocaine in Utero. N.S. Woods, M. Behnke, F.D. Eyler, M. Conlon, K. Wobie, Cocaine Use Among Pregnant Women: Socioeconomic, Obstetrical, and Psychological Issues. Part IV:Intervention. A. Baxter, L.S. Butler, R.P. Brinker, W.A. Frazier, D.M. Wedgeworth, Effective Early Intervention for Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine in an Inner-City Context. T. Field, Cocaine Exposure and Intervention in Early Development.