ReviewWorld journal of clinical pediatrics2022
Psychotropic drug abuse in pregnancy and its impact on child neurodevelopment: A review.
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- Attitudes and beliefs regarding cannabis use during pregnancy compared to alcohol and tobacco: a nationwide survey of U.S. women of childbearing age.Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- Understanding Barriers to Disclosure of and Treatment for Substance Use During Pregnancy: A Narrative Synthesis of Literature.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Review
- Toward Understanding and Halting Legacies of Trauma.Biological psychiatry · 2025Review
- Substance use and use disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Review
- HIV Infection Among Pregnant Women in a Vietnamese Population: Prevalence and Associated Factors.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Prenatal opioid exposure alters pain perception and increases long-term health risks in infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lurasidone induces developmental toxicity and behavioral impairments in zebrafish embryos.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Neurological Disorders Induced by Drug Use: Effects of Adolescent and Embryonic Drug Exposure on Behavioral Neurodevelopment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Analysis of Acute and Chronic Methamphetamine Treatment in Mice on Gdnf System Expression Reveals a Potential Mechanism of Schizophrenia Susceptibility.Biomolecules · 2023Article
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Abstract
Substance abuse by women of child-bearing age and fetal in utero drug exposure has increased in the number of infants born with health issues. Prenatal exposure to psychoactive substances can lead to neurological and neurodevelopmental deficits later in life. Useful data concerning the effects of psychoactive drugs on fetal neurodevelopmental status are sparse. Understanding the neurodevelopmental consequences of prenatally drug-exposed children has become a pressing global concern. The aim of this review is to gather current evidence and information on neurodevelopmental outcomes of in utero drug exposure. A literature search was performed on the PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases using the terms "psychotropic drugs", "neurodevelopmental consequences", "prenatal drug exposure", and "pregnancy". Available studies on in utero drug exposure were reviewed and found to support the idea that some degree of health issues are present in fetuses and children. Different psychoactive substances have profound neurodevelopmental consequences, such as structural brain changes, poor attention span, Down syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, imbalances in neurotransmitter levels, and many structural deficits. The pervasive use of psychoactive drugs in women of child-bearing age is an important health concern. Further scientific efforts are needed to investigate the effect of prenatal exposure to psychoactive drugs on children.
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