fetal alcohol syndrome

Stop Drinking Alcohol Week 10 – Don’t Wait to Stop Drinkiing! – Alcohol Mastery

...  Drinking Alcohol Week 10 – Don’t Wait To Stop Drinkiing! – Alcohol Mastery – Welcome to this week’s Thursday Tally from Alcohol Mastery. Here’s the link to the post: http://alcoholmastery.com/thursday-tally-10 This week on the site I …   by vinylmeister Senator Wants Women to Take Pregnancy Tests Before Drinking at Bars He says if women find out they are pregnant at a bar it will stop them from drinking, thereby decreasing the incidents of fetal alcohol syndrome throughout the state. That is totally nuts, obviously. But wait, there's more insanity! Via Talking Points … Read more on Jezebel Read ...

Fun Day Brings Footfall Back to Town Centre

...  centre The community hub is also temporary base for the PSNI along with organisations such as CCDAAG (Carrickfergus Community Drugs and Alcohol Advisory Group). The service will remain open every Wednesday from 7-9pm until the middle of April and is geared … Read more on Carrickfergus Times Little Girl Lost – My Failed Foster Adoption Finally, three months later, a crisis intervention team got involved. Nobody at the time had any experience or training in … Adrian suffered from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and unknown learning disabilities. He tested slightly above mental retardation … Read more on The Chronicle of Social Change Read ...

Southington Youth Group Tackles Drug and Alcohol Issues

by surprise truck Southington Youth Group Tackles Drug And Alcohol Issues SOUTHINGTON — Proposals by a town youth group that convenience stores move tobacco, alcohol and smoking products away from checkout counters will be discussed Feb. 10 at a town council public hearing. The STEPS Youth Council, comprised of … Read more on Hartford Courant Partnership To Combat Fetal Alcohol Syndrome For nearly a year, a group made up of lawmakers, mental health advocates, and Native leaders have been working on a strategy to bring down the number of babies born with the disorder. The syndrome can cause birth defects, nervous system damage, and … Read more on Alaska Public Radio Network Read ...

Alcohol Program DFI Program Owen McShane.wmv

...  Program DFI Program Owen McShane.wmv – Investigating last-drink locations associated with underage drivers is the subject of this video. Learn how DMV works with other partners to help prevent fut…   ProVest Insurance Group Inaugurates Community Program in South Florida With … ProVest Insurance Group and Our Kids nonprofit foundation join forces to launch the 'Stroller for Jackie' campaign, helping 2-year-old Jackie who suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Inaugurating Provest's Community … Read more on PR Web (press release) Read ...

Alcohol Intervention Services: Alcohol Intervention

Alcohol is both a fad and an addictive habit, which wrecks havoc in the lives of not just those who consume it, but also those directly or indirectly related to these people. Consuming alcohol often starts out either as a social habit or to get respite from problems and worries. But once started it is a habit that cannot be shaken off and consumption levels consistently increase. The end result is that alcohol begins to take its toll on health, efficiency, ability to work and concentrate, behavioral changes and even displays of violent temper. The sufferers with all this are innocent children and women who become victims of abuse. They might silently endure or try to use interventive methods of reducing the person’s intake of alcohol to permissible levels at least. Read more... ...

How Easy Is It to Get Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

by Tricia Wang ??? Question by lmartin62980: How easy is it to get fetal alcohol syndrome? Do you have to drink one beer or thirty beers? Do you have to drink through the entire preganancy or does it only take one day? I was told that some can drink the entire pregnancy and not get it yet one who drank one sip could get it and vice versa. Best answer: Answer by notAminiVANmamaWho would even risk it? If the baby is born with it never moind the guilt you would feel, but your baby would be taken by CPS in the hospital. Read ...

Letter: Effects of Alcohol on Pregnancy

by AaverageJoe Letter: Effects of alcohol on pregnancy I was very pleased to read your article, “Women and Alcohol,” on Monday in the Health section of The State Journal-Register. However, I was concerned that nothing was mentioned about the effects of consuming alcohol while being pregnant or trying to … Read more on The State Journal-Register Drivers education shows effects of alcohol and drugs LOWER TOWNSHIP – Lower Cape May Regional High School Resource Officer Michael Perry, of the Lower Township Police Department, instructed 10th grade drivers' education students on the effects of alcohol and drugs, and provided an over view of DWI … Read more on Shore News Today Read more... ...