Children of Cocaine [microform] : Treatment and Child Care / Kate Howze and Wendell M. Howze.
Information concerning the treatment and care of children addicted to cocaine is provided. Contents: (1) describe the drug; (2) put cocaine use in its historical and demographic perspectives; (3) report findings of a study documenting the incidence of maternal substance abuse in Pinellas County, Flo...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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1989.
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| Summary: | Information concerning the treatment and care of children addicted to cocaine is provided. Contents: (1) describe the drug; (2) put cocaine use in its historical and demographic perspectives; (3) report findings of a study documenting the incidence of maternal substance abuse in Pinellas County, Florida; (4) point out false perceptions, misconceptions, and myths related to cocaine; (5) provide the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation's answers to questions about cocaine use during pregnancy; (6) list substances most commonly abused during pregnancy and their effects on mother and baby; (7) describe techniques mothers may use to comfort their addicted babies; (8) list characteristics of children addicted to cocaine and their parents; and (9) describe the goals and objectives of a preschool intervention substance abuse curriculum that focuses on improving toddlers' and preschoolers' self-esteem, ability to resist peer pressure, and knowledge about drugs. Concluding sections explore the likely future of day care services and list sources of additional information. (RH) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Factsheets presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (Atlanta, GA, November 2-5, 1989). ERIC Document Number: ED314165. |
| Physical Description: | 19 p. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |