Children of Addiction: Research, Health, and Public Policy Issues (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)

Children of Addiction reports important original research on the biological and psychological effects of addiction in children. The contributions are uniformly well written and reflect the larger social implications of the research undertaken. The book will be useful for a broad array of courses on alcoholism and/or drugs and behaviour in a variety of graduate level courses in education, medicine, psychology, psychiatry and public health and policy. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 8 Contributors......Page 12 List of Tables and Figures......Page 14 Are There Dose Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Children's Bodies and Brains?......Page 18 Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Child Outcome: From Research to Public Policy......Page 46 Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships in Families Affected by Substance Abuse......Page 62 Assessing Vulnerability to Moderate Levels of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure......Page 86 The Teratologic Model of the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure......Page 108 The Clinical and Social Ecology of Childhood for Children of Alcoholics: Description of a Study and Implications for a Differentiated Social Policy......Page 126 American Indian Children of Alcoholics......Page 160 Alcohol and Drug Use among African-American Youth......Page 182 Substance Use and Abuse Outcomes in Children of Alcoholics: From Adolescence to Young Adulthood......Page 210 Author Index......Page 234 Subject Index......Page 248 Are There Dose Effects Of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure On Children's Bodies And Brains? / Deborah A. Frank [and Others] -- Prenatal Cocaine Exposure And Child Outcome / Linda L. Lagasse And Barry M. Lester -- Parenting And Parent-child Relationships In Families Affected By Substance Abuse / Sydney Lynn Hans -- Assessing Vulnerability To Moderate Levels Of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure / Sandra W. Jacobson And Joseph L. Jacobson -- The Teratologic Model Of The Effects Of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure / Nancy L. Day And Gale A. Richardson -- The Clinical And Social Ecology Of Childhood For Children Of Alcoholics / Robert A. Zucker [and Others] -- American Indian Children Of Alcoholics / Paul Spicer And Candace Fleming -- Alcohol And Drug Use Among African-american Youth / H. Elaine Rodney -- Substance Use And Abuse Outcomes In Children Of Alcoholics / Laurie Chassin And Aaron Belz. Edited By Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Barry M. Lester, Barry S. Zuckerman. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Annotation This book examines social implications of research on the effects of prenatal alcohol and drug abuse. It also describes current research within African-American and Native American communities Over the past decade, the study of the possible effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on child outcome has become increasingly sophisticated.