The Crack Baby Scare: From Faulty Science to Media Panic | Retro Report

In the 1980s, crack-addicted pregnant mothers were prosecuted and the media warned us that a generation of “crack babies” would plague our country. Turns out...they were wrong. Lesson plan for educators: https://bit.ly/RR-crack-baby

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