CHICAGO -- Research in teens adds fresh evidence that the 1980s “crack baby” scare was overblown, finding little proof of any major long-term ill effects in children whose mothers used cocaine during ...

The spread of cheap crack -- a solid, smokable form of cocaine -- through American cities in the 1980s led to concern for so-called "crack babies," victims of prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE). Now, as ...

Epidemics are hard to cover. Navigating the gaps between the private, personal, and societal and managing to be relatable while also true to science is a tough part of health reporting, generally.

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A Miami-Dade woman is facing charges in connection with the death of her 6-week-old baby last April. Detectives arrested Roxxanne Benales on Sunday as she had a bus ticket ...

BOSTON (CNN) – A Massachusetts man is accused of selling crack cocaine out of a stroller with his 18-month-old baby still inside. Police say on Friday, drug enforcement officers were investigating ...

A notorious 1980s Brooklyn drug kingpin serving a minimum 75-year prison term on a double murder rap won a step toward freedom Wednesday when a judge tossed his conviction. Samuel “Baby Sam” Edmonson ...

Prenatal cocaine exposure not tied to long-term ill effects%2C studies show Studies involved low-income%2C mostly black and urban families Widespread use of crack cocaine in the 1980s led to the ...