Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
Overview
Drinking and Your Pregnancy
(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
Illegal Drugs and Pregnancy
(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Treatments
Principles of Treatment (Drug Addiction)
(Office of National Drug Control Policy)
Types of Treatment (Drug Addiction)
(Office of National Drug Control Policy)
Reserach Findings
Animal Study Finds Effects on Behavior, Brain Chemistry of Prenatal MDMA Exposure
(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Neurobehavioral Legacy of Prenatal Tobacco Exposure
(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
New Study Finds Babies Born to Mothers Who Drink Alcohol Heavily May Suffer Permanent Nerve Damage
(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Preliminary Study Suggests Smoking While Pregnant May Increase Chromosomal Abnormalities in Fetal Cells
(American Medical Association)
Prenatal Drug Exposure and Drug-Abusing Environments
(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Ogranizations and Patient-Centered Sites
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse