       Document 0369
 DOCN  M9460369
 TI    Drug abuse and reproduction.
 DT    9404
 AU    Giardina S; Becca B; Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale
       Civile di; Ravenna, Italy.
 SO    Ann Ist Super Sanita. 1993;29(1):121-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94175399
 AB    The spreading of drugs in the western world has increased dramatically,
       especially among young people. Over 10% of the population of the USA in
       reproductive age uses cannabinoids, cocaine, heroin or other drugs. Data
       related to Italy indicates a progressive increase in cocaine abuse, that
       adds up to the already dramatic rise in heroin and alcohol abuse.
       Although the research work on the reproductive effects of drugs has
       started recently and is still limited, the damages that they can cause
       to endocrine system, pregnancy and conceptus are clear.
 DE    Abnormalities, Drug-Induced/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*ETIOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult
       Central Nervous System/DRUG EFFECTS/EMBRYOLOGY  Female  Fetal
       Diseases/CHEMICALLY INDUCED/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/EMBRYOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Infant, Newborn  Neonatal Abstinence
       Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Pregnancy  *Pregnancy Complications/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       *Substance Abuse/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Substance Dependence/EPIDEMIOLOGY  World
       Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, ACADEMIC

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