Fr3e Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse (School-Age Children Series) Pdf
Title : Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse (School-Age Children Series)
ISBN : 1565930711
Release Date : 1992-11-01
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ISBN : 1565930711
Release Date : 1992-11-01
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Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse SchoolAge Children Children of Prenatal Substance Abuse presents practical and important information on working with children who were exposed to drugs prenatally The author begins by defining what is meant by substance abuse and how it affects the entire family not just the child and then provides detailed information on the effects of cocaine and alcohol Children of prenatal substance abuse Book 1993 Understanding substance abuse Working with the substanceabusing family Prenatal cocaine exposure Interventions for children exposed to cocaine Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects Interventions for alcoholrelated disorders Prevention of prenatal substance abuse Children of substance abuse and 99457 a case for Behavior and Attention Problems in EightYearOld Children Children born to mothers with opioid or polysubstance use during pregnancy have several other risk factors beyond the prenatal exposure to substances that should be considered in an evaluation of possible consequences of prenatal substance exposure perinatal factors such as lower birth weight and gestational age 38 39 and the Prenatal Substance Abuse Short and Longterm Effects on Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a significant problem in this country and poses important health risks for the developing fetus The primary care pediatrician’s role in addressing prenatal substance exposure includes prevention identification of exposure recognition of medical issues for the exposed newborn infant protection of the infant and followup of the exposed infant TOUGH KIDS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE A drug awareness program Unfortunately children affected by prenatal alcohol and substance abuse are often born into families where addiction is a fact of life This coupled with the fact that children with FASFAE are often fussy and not easily soothed or may have ongoing medical issues creates a difficult family situation Meeting the Special Needs of DrugAffected Children ERIC Meeting the Special Needs of DrugAffected Children ERIC Digest Series Number EA 53 The problem of drug abuse has developed a new facethe face of a baby note Donna R Weston and colleagues 1989 Families Affected by Parental Substance Use American Children whose parents or caregivers use drugs or alcohol are at increased risk of short and longterm sequelae ranging from medical problems to psychosocial and behavioral challenges In the course of providing health care services to children pediatricians are likely to encounter families affected by parental substance use and are in a unique position to intervene Prenatal Effects National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA Drugs that may have adverse prenatal effects cocaine heroin inhalants marijuana MDMA methamphetamine nicotine prescription and overthecounter drugs For more information on the effects of using these drugs during pregnancy see the Substance Use in Women Research Report Children of Addicted Women Abstract The largest number of studies have examined cocaineexposed children The authors identified 42 studies that suggest that there are unique effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on 4 to 13yearold children particularly in the areas of behavior problems attention language and cognition Substance Abuse in Children Prediction Protection and Substance Abuse in Children Prediction Protection and Prevention This study reported that for the first time in 6 years marijuana and other illicit drug use was unchanged among eighthgraders in addition there was a concurrent increase in disapproval of marijuana use among these students