Mother’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, May 11 this year.  To give greater emphasis to the importance for women to abstain from drinking or taking drugs during pregnancy, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has declared the entire week, beginning on Mother’s Day and continuing through May 17, 2008 to be National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week.   You can find out more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and other Drug Related Birth Defects by visiting SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.