Resources for Medical Providers

Zero Exposure

The Zero Exposure Project (ZEP) is a vision of the Tampa Bay [Florida] Community Organizations which serve all families. Because so many lives are touched by substance abuse and its consequences, the efforts of ZEP are aimed at the comprehensive approach to making a family healthy.

http://www.zeroexposure.org

Children: The Real Victims of Meth Exposure - Rizwah Shaw.

Children: The Real Victims of Meth Exposure

Common drugs of abuse in breast feeding - Carol Chervanak. (2004)

Common drugs of abuse in breast feeding

Prenatal Screening

Maternal Substance Abuse Screening Initiative for Providers

http://www.didyouask.org

Neonatal Testing References - Grant Beardsley (2006)

Neonatal Testing References

Substance Abuse During Pregnancy: Guidelines for Screening (revised ed. 2002)

Produced by the Washington State Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health. Available at State Practice and Policies --> Washington State

http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/pdf/wa_sen_screening_guidelines.pdf

Three prenatal screenings from Substance Abuse During Pregnancy: Guidelines for Screening (revised ed. 2002)

PrenatalScreens.pdf

Pre-treatment: I Am Concerned ©: A Brief Intervention for the Primary Prenatal Care Setting

"I Am Concerned." is a pre-treatment curriculum designed for use in the primary prenatal care setting. It is for pregnant women who need some form of drug treatment, but who refuse to get it. The book contains background information on drug use among women, the brief intervention approach and drug-specific information on tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana, heroin, oxycontin , and PCP. Simple language and pictures of drug-exposed children guide conversation in a supportive and educational manner. The full package includes the "I Am Concerned." pre-treatment manual, laminated to withstand heavy use, and a video of a newborn experiencing withdrawal from drugs. Cost: $125

http://www.childstudy.org/nti.cgi/pre-001.html

In the I Am Concerned Training Film©. Cost: $35

http://www.childstudy.org/nti/productions/iacfilm/

Treatment

Treatment options for people who are struggling with substance abuse are limited in Oregon , but providers need to be aware that women who are pregnant and who have young children receive priority. The following link is the current Oregon provider directory for Alcohol and Other Drug Services

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/publications/provider-directory.pdf

Best Beginning; Partnerships Between Primary Health Care and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Young Children and Their Families

Pediatricians are in a unique position to identify early childhood mental health concerns and family mental health and substance abuse risk factors.  This SAMHSA, funded, web-based resource features eight innovative medical home practices that integrate behavioral health screening for the whole family, facilitate referrals to community services, and offer follow-up care.  This resource describes how the practices use very different approaches to do it, fund it, and the lessons they learned.  A must read for practitioners who want to replicate an integrated primary care and behavioral health model. This publication can be downloaded at:

http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/topics/mental_health/object_view.html?objectID=10030

Delivering Culturally Competent Services to Women and Children Who Are Drug-Affected (1997) - $10.00

The publication is based upon the experiences of AIA practitioners, administrators, and researchers in their efforts to develop multicultural competencies in working with ethnically and culturally diverse families affected by perinatal substance abuse and HIV. Order publication ( $10.00) from the AIA website: http://aia.berkeley.edu/publications/monographs.html

Infants Exposed Prenatally to Methamphetamines: Developmental Effects and Effective Interventions.

Handouts from Teleconference Series by Doctor Rizwan Shah are archived on the Abandoned Infants Assistance website.

http://aia.berkeley.edu/training/teleconference/teleconference_series.html

Child Decontamination Guildlines - Carol Chervanak (2006)

Chemical Residual Removal for Children Associated With Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories

National Protocol for Medical Evaluation of Children Found in Drug Labs

National Protocol for Medical Evaluation of Children Found in Drug Labs

Methamphetamine And Other Substance Use During Pregnancy

MethamphetamineAndOtherSubstanceUseDuringPregnancy.pdf

Mom's Babies And Substance Abuse References - Carol Chervanak (2006)

MomsBabiesAndSubstanceAbuseReferences_Carol Chervanak_2006.pdf