This episode of the FASD Hope podcast “welcomes back Laura Bedard of MASSFAS, an FASD United Affiliate. Laura is also a Family Navigator with FASD United.
In this hope-filled episode, Laura shares: her family's FASD journey, the inspiration behind her second book, and FASD United's "Family Navigator" program.”
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“Decades of research have firmly established the importance of asking primary care patients about their alcohol use, providing brief advice about reducing alcohol misuse, and referring them to appropriate alcohol treatments, as necessary.”
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“In a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, CDC scientists analyzed data from the 2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey from 25 U.S. jurisdictions to examine polysubstance use… These findings underscore the importance of messaging about the risks of polysubstance use during pregnancy and the importance of screening for multiple substances.”
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“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched FindSupport.gov, a new user-friendly website, designed for the general public, to help people identify available resources, explore unbiased information about various treatment options, and learn how to reach out to get the support they need for issues related to mental health, drugs, or alcohol.”
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“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched FindSupport.gov, a new user-friendly website, designed for the general public, to help people identify available resources, explore unbiased information about various treatment options, and learn how to reach out to get the support they need for issues related to mental health, drugs, or alcohol.”
“A recent study investigated the effects of fetal alcohol exposure on brain development in neonatal mice. The study found that ethanol-induced neonatal apoptosis often causes immediate neuron deficits that persist into adulthood. Some brain regions are more vulnerable to ethanol-induced neuron loss than others, with the anterior thalamic nuclei showing the greatest loss of neurons.”
Learn more, HERE!
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This blog post from NIAAA states, “Supporting research to inform the development and implementation of alcohol policies and to evaluate their effectiveness has been an important priority of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for many years.”
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