Using Drugsduring Pregnancy Gainesville FL

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.

Diversified Program Services Inc
(352) 332-9960
7003 NW 11th Place
Gainesville, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc
(352) 374-5600x8230
4400 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL
Hotline
(352) 374-5600x2
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Social Solutions Inc
(863) 402-1088
1570 Lakeview Drive
Sebring, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
Language Services
Spanish

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Turn About Inc of Tallahassee
(850) 671-1920
2771 Miccosukee Road
Tallahassee, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Ten Broeck Ocala
(352) 671-3130
3130 SW 27th Avenue
Ocala, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Residential beds for clients' children

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North Florida/South Georgia
(352) 374-6089
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL
Hotline
(800) 324-8387
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Riverside House
(305) 545-0926
968 NW 2nd Street
Miami, FL
Services Provided
Halfway house

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Summer House
(877) 933-3869
13550 Memorial Highway
North Miami, FL
Services Provided
Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)

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Harbor Counseling and Lighthouse
(941) 255-5900
3596 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Elliott and Associates
(727) 789-0084
1022 Nebraska Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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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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