Twelve-Year-Old Jon Has Been Suspended from Middle School Several Times

question 163

Multiple Choice

Twelve-year-old Jon has been suspended from middle school several times and has exhibited behavioral problems beginning in kindergarten.A pediatrician learns that his parents were heavy users of drugs and alcohol before and for a year after Jon's birth.Examining the child's medical records,she learns that Jon had a normal birth weight but has exhibited cognitive deficits his entire life.The pediatrician would be most likely to conclude that Jon's behavioral problems are due to prenatal exposure to which drug?

• A)tobacco
• B)alcohol
• C)heroin
• D)methadone

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