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Substance Abuse – Best Practices This handy chart provides access to video training on proven interventions for women of all age groups from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Maternal Substance Use Best Practices (1)... Read Article
Maternal Substance Use Resources Here is a comprehensive list of Georgia programs and organizations as of Winter 2018 that treat women struggling with substance abuse. Please ensure your patients are aware of these opportunities for recovery assistance: Maternal Substance Use Resources... Read Article
Substance Use Disorder Services 2018 The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has partnered with Hope House recovery center to create a new program called Georgia Strong, which targets adult women living with substance addictions and mental health disorders for treatment. Please discuss these resources with yo... Read Article
Opioid Abuse Treatment  This link will take patients to a site where they can receive help for substance abuse: https://dpt2.samhsa.gov/treatment/directory.aspx Select Georgia from the drop-down.... Read Article
Substance Abuse Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) - A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider. Al... Read Article