Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Pregnancies
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Resources for Service Providers |
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CADFP Surveys
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Drug Use Impact on Children
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Screening & Brief Intervention
As we discover more resources, we will add links to them here. If you have a resource you would like us to add, please contact us!
SCC Public Health Department did a survey of 200 providers to better understand how they screen pregnant women for alcohol, tobacco & other drug use.
ACOG Committee on Ethics' Community Opinion on the Ethical Issues in Obstetric & Gynecologic Practice. "Obstetrician-gynecologists have an ethical obligation to learn and use a protocol for universal screening questions, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in order to provide patients and their families with medical care that is state-of-the-art, comprehensive and effective."
ACOG, in conjunction with the Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island has created a PowerPoint slide lecture presentation entitled Illicit Drug Abuse and Dependence in Women. The presentation consists of fifty-nine educational slides with lecture dialogue to go along with each. Subjects covered include the following: Prevalence and incidence statistics Physician and patient barriers Role of the OB/GYN Toxicology testing PreventioPregnancy concerns and ethics This presentation addresses drug dependence as a chronic, relapsing medical illness that can be effectively treated with proper medications and long-term care strategies.
This link leads to the U.S. Surgeon General's report on the health consequences of smoking. Facts are cited about the impact of smoking on a fetus, as well as newborns. The information is useful for someone who is looking for quick information of smoking during pregancy and afterwards.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (September 2006)This issue of the NIDA Director's report highlights research findings related to behavioral and brain development research pertaining to prenatal substance exposure.
Written by Marvin Wang, MD, Director, Newborn Nurseries, MA General Hospital, Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Provides clinical information for providers.
Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) begins during routine gynecologic care prior to conception and continues through the postpartum period. With information on screening, education, and counseling, this publication, which includes tools for patients & clinicians, will help providers prevent FASD when they encounter risky drinking, regardless of pregnancy status. CME's are available. Can print on-line or order cd.
The Maternal Substance Abuse Screening Initiative for Providers in Washington State is an educational outreach activity of the four Regional Perinatal Outreach Programs for the State of Washington. The purpose of this effort is to: Establish universal screening by interview, observation and self report as the standard of prenatal/postpartum care in Washington State. Improve provider screening skill and effectiveness. Increase the number of women identified and increase the number of women who enter treatment. Website provides resources, brief intervention and referrals in Washington State.
Women's Early Drinking Problems More Likely to Escape DiagnosisWomen with alcohol problems may be underdiagnosed because their symptoms can differ from men's, a new study suggests.
Health Behavior News Service reported April 23, 2007 that researcher Penny Nichol and colleagues from the University of Minnesota noted that while men and women share some symptoms of nondependent drinking problems, men are more likely to engage in binge drinking and violence -- behaviors more likely to raise red flags among clinicians. The researchers noted, for example, that some female symptoms of problem drinking, like feelings of guilt and depression, are not even included in standard medical texts.