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Prenatal Exposures to Drugs & Alcohol

Information and resources pertaining to emotional, mental, and physical health issues that can arise from prenatal exposures to alcohol, drugs, and other substances.

Adopting a Substance-Exposed Child

Adopting a child who has been prenatally exposed to drugs, alcohol, or other substances is something that can occur in infant and older child adoptions, domestic or international, public, private, or independent. Resources for parents before, during, and after adoption.... [more]

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (1)
The TRIUMF Project is a wonderful, clear-language resource including symptoms, effects, and explanations of the damage prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (2)
Behavioral symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) from the Family Health Resource.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (3)
Another discussion of FAS from KidsHealth at The Nemours Foundation.

Hot Topic: Drug Exposed Infants
Information for all those considering adoption of any type, from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.

Read About Teratology
Learn about the effects that drugs, medications, chemicals, and other exposures may have on the fetus.

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