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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a title given to an irreversible, lifelong condition: a group of physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. It was not until 1973, only some thirty years ago, that Dr. Jones and Dr. Smith coined the term "fetal alcohol syndrome" or FAS to describe these patterns of abnormalities observed in the children born to drinking mothers. Though the idea had been toyed with for many, …

…Syndrome is becoming more aware to the population at large; where as not many people had heard of it only a few years ago, it is now displayed on buses, television commercials, pamphlets, magazines, etcetera, etcetera. The list continues for prevention, because it should be reminded that this disease is 100% preventable, 100% solvable and there is no cure. Only after carrying mothers stop jeopardizing their babies and our population, will the problem be solved for good.