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Chapter 13, Problem 6SC
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Interpretation:

Determine whether the statement ‘FAS are the cause of a major mental retardation in the world’ is true or false.

Concept Introduction:

Alcohol consumption is an addiction with long-term irreversible effects. As mentioned, it is an addiction, a bad habit, so it can certainly be avoided. A pregnant woman having alcohol addiction is not only harming her own health but also of her unborn baby who would suffer severe mental retardation due to contracting a condition –

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).

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