Cocaine And Heroin Harm Placenta

Friday, June 12, 2009 - 16:28 in Health & Medicine

Cocaine and heroin increase permeability of the placenta. Researchers have shown that exposure to the drugs causes an increase in the passage of some chemicals into the fetus.

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