Opiates, Methamphetamine and Cocaine: Changes in Brain Functioning in the Exposed Child

www.sachealthybeginnings.com // Although the opioid epidemic has captured the headlines, rates of methamphetamine use during pregnancy have remain unabated, and cocaine use is beginning to reappear among pregnant women. This session will examine the neurobiology of opiate, methamphetamine and cocaine use in pregnancy and present the short-term and long-term implications of prenatal exposure on the exposed child.
Presented by Ira J. Chasnoff, MD