Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The Vital Choice <Tab/>What is the leading known cause of mental and physical birth defects, surpassing both spina bifida and Down syndrome? Which drug produces more severe abnormalities in a developing fetus than heroin, cocaine, or marijuana? The answer to both questions is the same: alcohol. Alcohol (wine, beer, or liquor) is the most common preventable cause of birth defects. Women drink alcohol during pregnancy, they risks …showed first 75 words of 1173 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1173 total…there is going to be an approach recognized and accepted in our treatment of this problem, we need to weigh all of the aspects of this problem. Failure to do so will merely perpetuate the problem as it currently exists. <Tab/>In light of the ineffective nature of our current systems used to combat this problem, a different approach should only be seen as a positive alternative. We need a change.