Educational Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Drugs

Educational Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Drugs:

EFFECTS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO ILLICIT DRUGS

This review is restricted to drugs with a relatively substantial body of research data: cocaine, opiates (primarily heroin and methadone), amphetamine and methamphetamine, phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP), and marijuana.

The majority of babies born to women addicted to heroin (or on methadone maintenance) suffer from neonatal abstinence syndrome. (McCance-Katz 1991; Mas et al. 1990; Fulroth, Phillips, & Durand 1989; Rosen & Johnson 1985).

Methadone Use in Pregnancy and Its Effects on Baby

Pregnancy, alcohol and other drugs - web fact sheet

Pregnancy, alcohol and other drugs - web fact sheet - Drug Prevention & Alcohol Facts - DrugInfo:

May 2012

Pregnancy is a time of great change. If you are pregnant, or thinking about having a baby, it is important to consider the types of drugs you might be taking and how they might affect you and your pregnancy. 

Drugs that may be harmful during pregnancy include:

• legal drugs such as alcohol, tobacco and caffeine
• complementary medicines such as herbal preparations and nutritional supplements
• “over-the-counter” medicines such as antacids, cold and ‘flu medicines, diet pills, laxatives and painkillers
• prescribed medicines such as painkillers, tranquillisers and sleeping pills
• illegal drugs such as cannabis, amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, GHB, hallucinogens and heroin
• drugs used to treat opiate or alcohol dependence such as methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone
• other substances such as glues and aerosols (inhalants or volatile substances).

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome:

What is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?

Infant withdrawal or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) can occur when an infant has been exposed to opiates (including heroin, methadone and buprenorphine), stimulants, sedatives, alcohol and some antidepressants during pregnancy. It is not possible to reliably predict, before birth, which babies may develop NAS. The incidence of NAS is not directly related to the type or amount of substance used. NAS is readily diagnosed and treated. Read More:

Akron foster home operator gets life for molesting boys in his care

Akron foster home operator gets life for molesting boys in his care | cleveland.com:

AKRON, Ohio -- A 65-year-old Akron man was sentenced to life in prison for sexually molesting five boys living in his home in foster care.

Opinion: N.J. drug court plan will save lives, money through treatment

Opinion: N.J. drug court plan will save lives, money through treatment | NJ.com:

The current drug-offender system is not sufficient to stop addiction. Many good people who suffer from a deadly disease belong in treatment, not in jail. Many of us want to mandate drug treatment for nonviolent offenders instead of locking them up into a life-long cycle of drug addiction and crime.


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Study: Family Courts Frustrated with People Representing Themselves

Study: Family Courts Frustrated with People Representing Themselves : Kingston Herald:

Different legal institutions, agencies and professionals need to come up with a range of solutions for addressing issues caused by increasing numbers of people who are representing themselves in the family justice system, according to a new study co-authored by Queen’s University law professor Nick Bala.


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