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Effects of Illness and Drug Abuse

Question 9 • TX-Health Science

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) can cause which of the following problems for the child?

Answer
A
Anorexia
B
Mental problems
C
Inability to control behavior
D
Unwanted hair growth
E
Mental retardation
F
Drug addiction

Explanation

Fetal alcohol syndrome can disrupt brain development, causing intellectual disability (called “mental retardation” in choice E), learning or other mental difficulties, and problems with impulse control or behavior. Anorexia, unwanted hair growth, and drug addiction are not defining problems caused directly by FAS.

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