The Developmental Outcome of Children Born to Heroin-Dependent Mothers, Raised at Home or Adopted.

Children born to heroin-dependent mothers (n=83) were compared to 76 children born to heroin-dependent fathers and to 3 control groups with and without environmental deprivation and health problems. Results found that developmental delays and behavioral disorders found among heroin-exposed children resulted primarily from severe environmental deprivation and less from in utero exposure. (Author/PB)