Substance-Exposed Newborns: New Federal Law Raises Some Old Issues
By Steve Christian
September 2004
In the coming months and years, state legislators will be called upon to
enact measures to comply with a new federal law that is intended to protect
children who are affected by prenatal exposure to illegal drugs. State
implementation of the law is likely to increase the number of children reported
to child protective services and raises important questions about the child
welfare system's role in such cases.
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