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Is Perinatal Substance Abuse An Issue In San Luis Obispo County?

April 26, 2017ISSUE Luis obispo county Perinatal san substance abuse

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Is Perinatal Substance Abuse An Issue In San Luis Obispo County?

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• 51% of the initial 253 women in San Luis Obispo County assessed for Perinatal Substance Abuse were positive for use of tobacco and/or alcohol in the month before they knew they were pregnant. • Of those women, 39% continued to use drugs during pregnancy, with the main drug of choice being alcohol. • Local estimates indicate more than 260 drug-exposed infants are born in this county each year. The Perinatal Outreach Initiative has been influenced by the work of Dr. Ira Chasnoff.