ACOG, in conjunction with the Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island has created a PowerPoint slide lecture presentation entitled Illicit Drug Abuse and Dependence in Women. The presentation consists of fifty-nine educational slides with lecture dialogue to go along with each. Subjects covered include the following:
Prevalence and incidence statistics
Physician and patient barriers
Role of the OB/GYN
Toxicology testing
PreventioPregnancy concerns and ethics
This presentation addresses drug dependence as a chronic, relapsing medical illness that can be effectively treated with proper medications and long-term care strategies.
To view this lecture, please click here.
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