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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A University of Montana researcher is exposing laboratory mice to methamphetamine smoke to try to determine the long-term effect of the illegal drug on children who live in houses where meth is manufactured and used.
"I can say we have some very promising preliminary data that indicates acute respiratory distress, and we're moving forward based on those results," said Dr. Sandra Wells. "This will be the first information out there to address pulmonary injuries in children related to these exposures."
Wells' work with the Montana Alliance for Drug Endangered Children has led to proposed legislation seeking to expand the offense of child endangerment, making it a felony to expose children to meth.
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