Using Drugsduring Pregnancy Beaverton OR

The use of amphetamines is associated with an increase in cardiovascular defects in babies. Barbiturate use during pregnancy may be linked to birth defects, withdrawals, poor feeding, and seizures. Opiods are associated with abnormalities and complications during pregnancy.

Lifeworks NW
(503) 641-1475
14255 Brigadoon Ct
Beaverton, OR
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Seniors/older adults, Women, DUI/DWI offenders
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Beyond Addictions
(503) 644-8700
8285 SW Nimbus Avenue
Beaverton, OR
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Lifeworks NW
(503) 647-0165
14600 NW Cornell Road
Portland, OR
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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Luke Dorf Inc
(503) 726-3690
11895 SW Greenburg Road
Tigard, OR
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Serenity Lane
(503) 244-4500
10920 SW Barbur Boulevard
Portland, OR
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(503) 244-4500
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Kaiser Permanente
(503) 643-7565
4855 SW Western Avenue
Beaverton, OR
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Providence St Vincent Medical Center
(503) 216-2057
9450 Barnes Road SW
Portland, OR
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(503) 574-9200
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Lifeworks NW
(503) 684-1424
8770 SW Scoffins Street
Portland, OR
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Allied Health Services Tigard
(503) 684-8159
11945 SW Pacific Highway
Tigard, OR
Hotline
(877) 637-6237
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Rimrock Trails
(503) 624-7075
15405 SW 116th Avenue
King City, OR
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Criminal justice clients

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Using Drugsduring Pregnancy

Drugs can even spoil the development of a baby, and can cause critical situations during pregnancy. Some of the drugs can cause nutritional deficiencies, fetal growth retardation and anemia. The use of drugs while pregnant can also increase the chance of developing toxemia or pre-eclampsia. Marijuana use during pregnancy can cause attention deficit, memory problems and impaired decision making skills. These problems usually don’t appear until age 3.

Pregnancy and Drug Use

The use of amphetamines is associated with an increase in cardiovascular defects in babies. Barbiturate use during pregnancy may be linked to birth defects, withdrawals, poor feeding, and seizures. Opiods are associated with abnormalities and complications during pregnancy. There is a high risk for premature labor, intrauterine growth retardation and pre-eclampsia, in women who use opiods while pregnant.

Cocaine use by the mother-to-be can increase the risk of miscarriage. Babies born to mothers who used cocaine during pregnancy can have lower IQ scores and mental deficiencies. Sudden infant death syndrome is more common in babies born to mothers who used cocaine. The use of PCP during pregnancy is believed to cause abnormal development in babies. It can cause the mother to have mental illness and loose contact with reality.

If you smoke cigarettes, and are pregnant or plan to be pregnant you should definitely consider stopping the habit. When you inhale tobacco smoke you are inhaling substances that a...

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