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With all this in mind the crack baby epidemic was a case of moral panic rooted in plausible biological concerns.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2013
There were lots of headlines about pregnant addicts and crack babies.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2013
There were lots of headlines about pregnant addicts and crack babies.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above
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“Crack baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crack%20baby. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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Medical Definition
crack baby
noun
: an infant subjected to prolonged exposure to crack cocaine in the mother's womb
"Crack babies" are afflicted by their mothers' addiction, but research indicates those children are not significantly more difficult to rear or educate than children exposed to other addictive substances such as tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.—Wes Hasden, The Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press
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