 [ Symptoms ] i am 51 years old and am in very bad health it hurts to breathe eat and drink can you tell me what is going on  i have had some problems with gas bloating and acid reflux i had often have had trouble swallowing but since yesterday i have been having more problems i thought it might be because i was constipated and i had gas trapped in my system which was the reason for excessive burping but i almost thought i was having chest pains today and maybe i should go to the er i felt a little better after i tried some home remedies but the pain is not going way [ Disease ] studies show that using drugs    legal or illegal    during pregnancy has a direct impact on the fetus if you smoke drink alcohol ingest caffeine use grass crystal meth or cocaine so does the fetus the consequences of using cocaine for example include heart attacks respiratory failure strokes and seizures    a threat to the health of the mother and her unborn baby taking drugs during pregnancy also increases the chance of birth defects premature babies underweight babies and stillborn births exposure to drugs such as marijuana and alcohol before birth has been shown to cause behavior problems in early childhood these drugs can also affect the child is memory and attentiveness in addition some findings show that babies born to women who use cocaine alcohol or tobacco when they are pregnant may have brain structure changes that persist into early adolescence according to the national institute on drug abuse exposure to cocaine in the womb can lead to deficits that usually show up in areas such as cognitive performance information processing and attention to tasks