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From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:

A long-term study concludes that women who drank as few as three drinks at a single sitting during early pregnancy had children who were more likely to have alcohol problems by the time they reached age 21, UPI reported Sept. 5.

The study, which involved 2,138 parents and children, found that women who drank heavily even once during early pregnancy were 2.47 times more likely to have children with early-onset alcohol disorders (prior to age 18), and 2.04 times more likely to have children with late-onset alcohol problems (between ages 18 and 21).

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