“…However, the attention of the medical profession was drawn particularly by Perlstein (1947) when he reported neonatal narcotic addiction as a cause of seizures. Since that time, there have been many reports of fetal narcotic addic tion (Cobrinik, 1956;Cobrinik et al, 1959\Dikshit, 1961Goodfriend et al, 1956;Hill and Desmond, 1963;Kahn et al, 1969;Krause et al, 1958;Kunstadter et al, 1958;Perlmutter, 1947;Perlstein, 1947;Roman and Middlekamp, 1958;Rosenthal et al, 1965, Schneck, 1958Slobody and Cobrinik, 1971 ;Steg, 1957;Zelson, 1973), including that of Claman and Strang (1962) from Canada. 75-85 % of the babies born of addicted mothers show drug withdrawal symptoms [Zelson, 1973).…”