The overall goal of the IAC research program is to identify risk factors that predict medical and developmental problems in international adoptees and thus develop strategies for intervention and education that maximizes each child's potential. Recently, investigators at the University of Minnesota conducted a NIH-funded study of 1,834 Minnesota families who adopted 2291 children from abroad during 1990-98 (International Adoption Project-IAP). This 556-item survey confirmed that alcohol/drug exposure is a common risk factor in international adoptees in Minnesota.Läs mer >>>