Using Drugsduring Pregnancy Jerome ID

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.

Sitman Inc
(208) 732-6112
1100 North Lincoln Street
Jerome, ID
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Substance abuse
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Positive Connections
(208) 737-9999
647 Filer Avenue
Twin Falls, ID
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Walker Center
(208) 734-4200
762 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID
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Adolescents, Women, Men
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Proactive Advantage
(208) 734-0407
1061 Blue Lakes Boulevard North
Twin Falls, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents

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Bell Counseling
(208) 376-2577
1076 North Cole Road
Boise, ID
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men

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Canyon View Psychiatric and Addiction
(208) 734-6760
228 Shoup Avenue West
Twin Falls, ID
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(208) 734-6760
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Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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Sitman Inc
(208) 732-6112
202 2nd Avenue North
Twin Falls, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Criminal justice clients

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Competency Development Center
(208) 736-5048
2469 Wright Avenue
Twin Falls, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents

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Powder Basin Associates
(208) 783-0427
204 Oregon Street
Kellogg, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Preston Counseling
(208) 852-2407
159 South Main Street
Soda Springs, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, 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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