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Dumb and pregnant

Suppose we have a higher percentage of women living in trailer parks than most states?

 A new study by Indiana University researchers suggests that pregnant Indiana women have one of the nation's highest rates of alcohol, tobacco and drug use.

The study found that Indiana ranks seventh in the nation among women who smoke during pregnancy, and that nearly 18,000 Hoosier babies are born each year to mothers who smoke.

OK, sue me, it's a cheap shot. I lived in a trailer park once, and some of their reputation is earned. There's a feeling of transience, even of living on the ragged edge, that you don't find except in the cheapest apartment complexes.

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