by Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez, Ramon Mendoza, Diego Gomez-Baya, Fatima Leon-Larios Abstract Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure can produce serious changes in neurodevelopment that last a lifetime, as
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As products make light of drinking by women, alcohol-related deaths in women on the rise
ST. LOUIS — “Women love wine.” You’ve heard it so many times that it sounds like fact, right? Well that very idea is getting some
CanFASD: Mothers’ Experiences of Stigma: Multi-Level Ideas for Action
KEY MESSAGES Women who use substances in pregnancy and/or have children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are highly stigmatized by the media, public, and
CBC: Why small changes to the language around addiction are so enormously important
Dr. Laura MacKinnon The way we speak to and about people who use drugs makes a difference in their outcomes, says Dr. Laura MacKinnon. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty
Why ‘Mommy Juice’ Is Total BS
By Catherine Pearson JGI/JAMIE GRILL VIA GETTY IMAGES Emily Lynn Paulson drank in college and after she graduated, but it wasn’t until she became a
Pregnancy Status is Associated With Screening for Alcohol and Other Substance Use in the Emergency Department.
Greenmyer JR, Stacy JM, Klug MG, Foster K, Tiongson C, Burd L. J Addict Med. 2020 Jan 14. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000616. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Determine the rates of screening for substance use in