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Alcohol use during pregnancy may contribute to child's behavioral issues
By Staff Writer
 Teens who were born to mothers who drank alcohol while they were pregnant may be more likely to misbehave or experience problems with aggression, according to a recent article published by Top News. Researchers evaluated 600 teens who were 16 years old on average. The news organization explained that the investigators compared the youths' rates of aggression and rule-breaking to the amounts of alcohol their mothers consumed, along with their frequency of intake during pregnancy. Top News noted that negative behavioral patterns were seen to increase three-fold among the teens whose mothers were drinkers. Researchers told the news source that they believe prenatal alcohol exposure is a risk factor for anti-social disorders later in life. According to the National Institutes of Health, individuals who have a condition called antisocial personality disorder may frequently exploit, manipulate or violate the rights of other people while maintaining a calm or pleasant persona. Symptoms of the disorder typically peak during teen or early-adult years. Young children who exhibit these traits may learn to control their actions before they become detrimental or involve criminal implications with help from boarding schools for troubled youth.
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