The judge sent her to jail for five days for failing the drug test. Six years before her arrest, Etowah County officials had embarked on an unprecedented crackdown on pregnant drug users.

Drug-using mothers often give birth to ... Babies born to mothers who smoke crack cocaine during pregnancy -- so-called ''crack babies'' -- usually have their own set of physical and mental ...

The patterns of prosecuting pregnant people for drug use trace back to the crack cocaine crisis in the ‘80s, when it was thought that in utero exposure to crack cocaine would lead to a ...

Those who prosecute pregnant drug users say they have everyone’s ... and they’ve all tested positive for crack. Where do you draw the line?” “Unless addicts are forced to stop, they ...

She tossed her crack pipe into a trash can ... I was ashamed because I couldn't quit." Treatments for drug addiction during pregnancy are safe for both the mother and the baby, doctors say.

Pregnant women who use drugs often delay prenatal care or avoid ... is a mother of three who has been in recovery from crack cocaine since 2007. Dr. Poland also connected her with Arbor Circle ...

A federal medical advisory committee in 1993 urged health care providers who drug test pregnant patients to adopt the same rigorous standards. But amid the “crack baby” panic, the idea of ...

Methamphetamine (61% n = 23) and crack/cocaine (16% n = 6 ... Drug Use and Social Support Drug use during pregnancy also interacted with women's ability to resolve extrinsic barriers by ...

The law, named Act 246, classifies two common pregnancy medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, as controlled dangerous substances. The drugs have ... would help crack down on abortion pills ...

In 2013, leaders in Etowah County said they would prosecute women who use drugs during pregnancy. But a string of controversial cases has raised questions about its approach.