Suppose you are a health-care worker who is examining a child with the following symptoms: facial and bodily malformations,a short attention span,hyperactivity,and motor impairments.Which drug would you suspect that the child's mother took during pregnancy?

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The symptoms described are commonly associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can cause facial and bodily malformations, attention deficits, hyperactivity, and motor impairments in the developing fetus. Cocaine, heroin, and birth control pills do not typically cause these specific symptoms.

Suppose You Are a Health-Care Worker Who Is Examining a Child