> Recent work by Ira Chasnoff
>et al. has shown that once one has corrected for socioeconomic status and
>comparable groups are studied (children in the same neighborhood, same
>ethnicity) there is no significant difference in IQ.

I agree with the sentiments of your comments, Dr. Mimi -- however, the
Pennsylvania study was done all on inner city African-American babies of the
same neighborhoods/ethnicities, socio-economic statuses.

And the point wasn't really "does cocaine affect IQ" but rather look at how
health care and education professionals freak out over a measly 3 point IQ
difference when the cause is something *good people* don't do (use cocaine
during pregnancy), but those same professionals ignore greater IQ
differences when the cause is something *good people* do (use formula).

Kathy Dettwyler

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