Mental health, behavioral and developmental issues for youth in foster care

SA Deutsch, A Lynch, S Zlotnik, M Matone… - Current Problems in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Youth in foster care represent a unique population with complex mental and behavioral
health, social-emotional, and developmental needs. For this population with special …

Prenatal methamphetamine—impact on the mother and child—a review

FA Perez, S Blythe, T Wouldes, K McNamara… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Methamphetamine (MA) is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the world, after
cannabis. There are limited data on the outcomes of pregnant MA users but there is rapidly …

Methamphetamine: burden, mechanism and impact on pregnancy, the fetus, and newborn

D Sankaran, S Lakshminrusimha, V Manja - Journal of Perinatology, 2022 - nature.com
While the opioid epidemic has garnered worldwide attention, increasing methamphetamine
use has drawn less scrutiny. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive psychostimulant …

What were they thinking? A discussion paper on brain and behaviour in relation to the justice system in New Zealand

I Lambie - 2020 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
What were they thinking? A discussion paper on brain and behaviour in relation to the
justice system in New Zealand is the fourth in a series of reports. It presents strong evidence …

The adverse effects of prenatal METH exposure on the offspring: a review

JH Li, JL Liu, KK Zhang, LJ Chen, JT Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Abuse of methamphetamine (METH), an illicit psychostimulant, is a growing public health
issue. METH abuse during pregnancy is on the rise due to its stimulant, anorectic, and …

Methamphetamine exposure during pregnancy: A meta-analysis of child developmental outcomes

C Kunkler, AJ Lewis, R Almeida - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines developmental outcomes for children prenatally exposed to
methamphetamine through maternal use. PSYCHINFO, Scopus, PubMed and ERIC …

Prenatal methamphetamine exposure is associated with reduced subcortical volumes in neonates

FL Warton, EM Meintjes, CMR Warton… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine is associated with a range of
neuropsychological, behavioural and cognitive deficits. A small number of imaging studies …

Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on birth outcomes, brain structure, and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Y Zhang, F Gong, P Liu, Y He, H Wang - Developmental Neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
This study reviews the findings from previous research on the effects of prenatal
methamphetamine (MA) exposure on birth outcomes, brain structure, and …

The tragedy of smoking, alcohol, and multiple substance use during pregnancy

LT Brink, PE Springer, DG Nel, MD Potter… - South African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background. Antenatal substance use is a significant public health concern in South Africa
(SA). Information on smoking, drinking and drug use during pregnancy was collected …

The epigenetic legacy of illicit drugs: developmental exposures and late-life phenotypes

NM Wanner, ML Colwell, C Faulk - Environmental Epigenetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The effects of in utero exposure to illicit drugs on adult offspring are a significant and
widespread but understudied global health concern, particularly in light of the growing …