Using Drugsduring Pregnancy Cortland NY

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.

Family Counseling Servs Cortland Cnty
(607) 753-0234
10 North Main Street
Cortland, NY
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Outpatient
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Tully Hill Corporation
(315) 696-6114
5821 Route 80
Tully, NY
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Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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Greater Hudson Valley Family Hlth Ctr
(845) 220-2146x192
3 Commercial Place
Newburgh, NY
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Harbor Lights Chem Dependency Services
(315) 963-0777
3358 Main Street
Mexico, NY
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Substance abuse
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Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Silver Lake Support Services Inc
(718) 720-9600
797 Brighton Avenue
Staten Island, NY
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Catholic Charities of Cortland County
(607) 756-9313
29 Charles Street
Cortland, NY
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(607) 756-9313
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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Alc and Drug Council of Tompkins Cnty
(607) 274-6288x274
201 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Otsego County Community Services
(607) 547-1610
140 County Highway 33 West
Cooperstown, NY
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Saint Vincents Hosp CMC/Prospect Place
(718) 953-2302
1480 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
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Spanish

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Lake Shore Behavioral Health Inc
(716) 831-7877x214
232-262 Hempstead Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
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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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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