Biography
Biography: James J. Nocon
Abstract
Alcohol and tobacco, often used in combination, cause far more fetal damage than all other drugs combined. Both Legal to use, Women are not “criminalized” for smoking cigarettes during pregnancy, Yet far less harmful drugs, also legal, can lead to a felony conviction in 25% of the U.S. Sparse – Schedule I drug making research prohibitively complicated. Few studies using small numbers of patients are not very reliable. And, there are countless editorial “opinions” Financial interests distort scientific results with increased medical and recreational use, expect more research and policy changes.