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Cocaine's Effects On Babies

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Studies now show that babies exposed to cocaine in the womb run roughly the same risk of developmental problems as those exposed to alcohol or tobacco.

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