2,5oo teens use prescription medication daily to get high.  Help protect your kids from prescription drug abuse.  Learn to monitor, secure, and dispose.  Click here to get more information on NotInMyHouse.

There is documented evidence that methadone maintainance during pregnancy is beneficial.  It is common knowledge that substance use is dangerous for pregnant women and their unborn children.  Anything ingested by Mom is absorbed into the bloodstream, passes through the placenta and is ingested by the baby.  Most often, pregnant women want to stop using harmful substances to ensure the health of their babies.  However, stopping use of heroin or other opiates, can be very harmful to the unborn child, possibly resulting in death.

Methadone maintainance for opiate addiction during pregnancy is a healthier alternative for promoting and maintaining the health of opiate addicted pregnant women and their unborn children.  For more information on methadone maintainance during pregnancy, refer to an excellent fact sheet provided by March of Dimes. For a more comprehensive understanding, refer to a wonderful brochure developed by staff of Addiction Treatment Forum.

Help is here for the daily frustrations of parenting children with neurodevelopmental delays, by visiting mothers with attitude.  Empower yourself and your child with simple, concrete strategies. Brainstorm with other parents on managing behavioral problems, poor impulse control, maximize learning potential, and discuss difficult topics, such as adoption.

NOFAS is informing the public about FASD myths which are perpetuated by media coverage. Please visit here to see the complete report.

Need basic information or educational tools on FASD to disseminate knowledge to public or professional populations? If so, you need not look further. This government sponsored, National Center of Excellence, website offers a full library of current research, resources and facts. This site is also available in Spanish.

The National Institute On Drug Abuse easily provides the ability to gather facts regarding the effects of prenatal drug exposure (other than alcohol). There are detailed references on the impact of specific drugs on children exposed in utero. Health related issues for children include infectious diseases, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal problems, kidney and liver damage, hormonal imbalance and mortality. The site targets young adults, parents and teachers, researchers, and medical and health professionals. Information is also offered in Spanish.