Watch it here: https://sachealthybeginnings.com/opiates-methamphetamine-and-cocaine-training

Presented by Ira J. Chasnoff, MD

DESCRIPTION

Although the opioid epidemic has captured the headlines, rates of methamphetamine use during pregnancy have remain unabated, and cocaine use is beginning to reappear among pregnant women. This session will examine the neurobiology of opiate, methamphetamine and cocaine use in pregnancy and present the short-term and long-term implications of prenatal exposure on the exposed child.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the completion of this session participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the impact of prenatal drug exposure on the developing fetal brain.

2. Describe the implications of prenatal drug exposure on long-term development and learning.