***Above is an image showing the harmful effects drugs can have on your newborn.***Drugs can have a harmful effect on individuals especially pregnant women. When you are pregnant, almost everything you eat, drink, or smoke passes through your body to your baby. Being pregnant gives many women a new life. Having the feeling of becoming mothers for many women is an honor. When I held my niece in my arms for the first time, I felt a special bond between my niece and I. Everyone wants to take care of their children and give them the best lifestyle. However, some pregnant mothers forget the harm they are creating for their unborn children by abusing drugs. The first image is of a baby who was born premature because of his mother abusing alcohol. The second picture consists of births of children who have died because of their mothers abusing drugs, alcohol, and other substances. Seeing such images brings tears in my eyes and makes me wonder why mothers abuse drugs during pregnancy if it can cause such a disaster?
Illegal drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, and heroin are just a few drugs that can be harmful to the fetus during pregnancy. Illegal drugs can cause serious problems when used while pregnant. For example, cocaine disturbs the normal sleep cycle of babies and causes damage to the brain, liver, and kidneys. Also, amphetamines or speed can cause heart defects in your baby. In fact, marijuana can cause you to have a smaller than normal baby (America Health Association). Pregnant women who share needles to inject drugs or who have unprotected sex have a higher chance to pass the virus to their unborn child. Not just illegal drugs, prescription drugs can harm your baby too. It is always important to check with your doctor before you start taking over the counter drugs during your pregnancy. Give your baby a great birthday present by giving them a healthy start.
Research has suggested that if pregnant mothers abuse or use drugs, the child has a higher chance of abusing drugs in their life. In fact, “For 20 years, pregnant women have been warned that alcohol and drugs damage their fetuses, but a startling new study of Californian women shows that one in nine pregnant women are still testing positive for drug use at delivery.” (England Journal of Medicine) The unborn child is being exposed to drugs through their mother. It is important to avoid illegal drugs in general but even more important during pregnancy. There is a life growing inside of you and needs your support to build its immune system; help your baby build a good, healthy one.
Legal drugs, including cigarettes and alcohol, can also cause harm to your baby. Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies be born premature and have more abnormal facial features as well as other defects. Alcohol can cause a lot of different diseases that your baby can develop such as mental retardation. The study in Thursday's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that, “Nearly 70,000 California women are using alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco. Health officials say, "Alcohol poisoning of fetuses is one of the most common and preventable causes of mental retardation, and drug usage can kill.”(England Journal of Medicine) The effects of drugs not only lasts at that time but also throughout the child's life and the life of the person who takes care of the child. Every day the person would be reminded of the mistakes they committed as they witness the effects that drugs have on their child.
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-England Journal of Medicine
Research has suggested that if pregnant mothers abuse or use drugs, the child has a higher chance of abusing drugs in their life. In fact, “For 20 years, pregnant women have been warned that alcohol and drugs damage their fetuses, but a startling new study of Californian women shows that one in nine pregnant women are still testing positive for drug use at delivery.” (England Journal of Medicine) The unborn child is being exposed to drugs through their mother. It is important to avoid illegal drugs in general but even more important during pregnancy. There is a life growing inside of you and needs your support to build its immune system; help your baby build a good, healthy one.
Legal drugs, including cigarettes and alcohol, can also cause harm to your baby. Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies be born premature and have more abnormal facial features as well as other defects. Alcohol can cause a lot of different diseases that your baby can develop such as mental retardation. The study in Thursday's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that, “Nearly 70,000 California women are using alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco. Health officials say, "Alcohol poisoning of fetuses is one of the most common and preventable causes of mental retardation, and drug usage can kill.”(England Journal of Medicine) The effects of drugs not only lasts at that time but also throughout the child's life and the life of the person who takes care of the child. Every day the person would be reminded of the mistakes they committed as they witness the effects that drugs have on their child.
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-England Journal of Medicine
Yes except these deformities were caused by a drug that your government approved and doctors all over the uK prescribed it to pregnant mothers for morning sickness and all the children came out severely deformed it is called THALIDOMIDE. All these deformities were caused by a drug that was legal in the UK called Thalidomide, Not illegal drugs.
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