Online Courses
- Heart of the Matter: Prenatal Risk Factors and Adoption https://heartofthematter
education.com/index.php/en/ - Adoption Learning Partners: FASD: Risk, Development and Intervention http://www.adoptionlearning
partners.org/ - Macomb County tool kit for teachers http://www.misd.net/earlyon
/files/Prental%20Drug%20
Exposure%20Tool%20Kit.pdf
Websites
Tip: Search for ‘Prenatal Substance Exposure’ in the search bar
- Drugabuse.gov https://www.drugabuse.gov/
- Adoptivefamiliesmagazine.com https://www.adoptive
families.com/ - Adoption.com https://adoption.com/
- Marchofdimes.org http://www.marchofdimes.org/
pregnancy/street-drugs-and-pregnancy.aspx - Creatingafamily.org https://creatingafamily.org/
- Some interesting facts on opiate exposure: https://creatingafamily.org/
adoption-category/5-surprising-facts-prenatal-opiate-exposure/ - This is a radio show which gets into specifics about opiate exposure (and other drugs). The interviewee is a pediatrician who specializes in the care of adopted children. https://creatingafamily.org/
adoption-category/accepting-adoption-match-opiates-methadone-hepatitis/
Articles
- I was a heroin baby by Deborah Jiang-Stein
https://www.washington
post.com/posteverything/wp/
2014/07/15/i-was-a-heroin-baby/?utm_term=.e6ff29d29c09 - Early intervention: a vital support for special needs adoption https://www.telipa.org/early-intervention-vital-support-special-needs-adoption/
Books
- The Mystery of Risk: Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and the Vulnerable Child by Ira J. Chasnoff MD
- Understanding The Drug-Exposed Child: Approaches to Behavior and Learning by Ira J. Chasnoff MD
Disclaimer
The above resources are for informational purposes only. The purpose of providing these resources is to promote understanding and knowledge of prenatal substance abuse issues. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because e of something you have read on this website.