Key Facts on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is caused when mothers drink during pregnancy and cause permanat brain damage.
• No amout of alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy.
• FAS is the biggest cause of mental retardation in North America, Canada and South Africa.
• It is totally preventable if mothers don't drink during pregnancy.
• There are more people in the world at the moment with FAS than AIDS/HIV. There are three to five times more.
• Since 1973, the medical profession has know that drinking alcohol during pregnancy impedes fetal development.
• One in eight children in the US has FAS.
• People with FAS have distinctive facial features and lower IQ's, but have lower crime and addiction rates.

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