“So a six-year-old is serving as a drug delivery boy, isn’t it time for us to seriously tackle this escalating drug problem?” the doctor asked. He also said he would like government agencies to launch awareness campaigns to warn mothers of the danger of abusing meth during pregnancy. The hospital director said that he had talked with the doctor, who confirmed that two meth-abusing pregnant women had told him of their beliefs that meth could enable easier childbirth. Meth use during pregnancy is associated with numerous problems for mother and child. It increases the risk of low birth weight, a small head circumference, plus problems related to the heart and the body’s neurological development.

Source: The Star December 19, 2018 06:33 UTC