1 / 25

DID YOU KNOW……

DID YOU KNOW……. The destructive and irresponsible use of alcohol and other drugs costs North Carolina more than $5.5 billion annually. Approximately 15% of the national health care budget is spent on treating conditions related to substance abuse, including alcohol!. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.

lynch
Download Presentation

DID YOU KNOW……

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. DID YOU KNOW…… • The destructive and irresponsible use of alcohol and other drugs costs North Carolina more than $5.5 billion annually. • Approximately 15% of the national health care budget is spent on treating conditions related to substance abuse, including alcohol!

  2. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME • A tragic set of permanent physical, mental, and behavioral birth defects that result when mothers drink alcohol during pregnancy • ½ of infants from alcoholic mothers can develop FAS • Alcohol consumption causes birth defects in about 3 out of 1000 • The most severe damage is done during the first trimester when heavy alcohol is being consumed • Often the mother does not know she is pregnant before the damage is done

  3. When a mother drinks, her unborn child is exposed to alcohol. • When a mother consumes alcohol, it is absorbed into the bloodstream at the same rate for the infant as it is absorbed for the mother. • Ethanol – main ingredient has the toxic effect on the fetus.

  4. Fetal alcohol Syndrome requires at least one feature from each of the three categories • Growth Retardation • Abnormally small for age weight, length, and/or head circumference • Central Nervous System disorders • Abnormal brain functioning, delays in behavioral development, and/or intellectual impairment • At least one of the facial features

  5. The facial features ofFetal Alcohol Syndrome are: • Small eyelid openings • Short, upturned nose • Long upper lip (from nose to mouth) with a thin red border and a deficient central groove • Reduced size of the head

  6. The facial features ofFetal Alcohol Syndrome are: • Drooping eyelids • Sunken nasal bridge • Small jaw • Failure of eyes to move in same direction

  7. NORMAL FAS

  8. Children with alcohol-related birth defects typically have: • attention deficits • language difficulties • learning disabilities • impulsive behavior • poor judgment • poor coordination • irritability in infancy • small brain

  9. The facial features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be seen in both a child and a mouse fetus that were exposed to alcohol during development. child with FAS mouse fetuses Narrow forehead Short palpebral fissures Small nose Small midface Long upper lip with deficient philtrum alcohol-exposed normal

  10. THE FACE OF A CHILD WITH FULL-BLOWN FAS HAS FEATURES THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO MIDLINE STUCTURES.

  11. MATERNAL ALCOHOL ABUSE IS THE LEADING KNOWN CAUSE OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN THE WESTERN WORLD

  12. In the US, at least 5,000 infants with FAS are born each year

  13. Alcohol can cause permanent damage to a baby before most women realize they are pregnant.

  14. Excessive alcohol exposure can cause damage during all stages of prenatal development. • Pre-implantation: first 2 weeks • Embryonic: 3-8 weeks after conception • Fetal: from week 9 until birth

  15. How much is too much ???

  16. How much alcohol is in a drink? 12 oz beer = 5 oz wine = shot of liquor in a mixed drink Each contains the same amount of alcohol and all can cause damage to a developing baby!

  17. WARNING! • Some drinks contain more than a “serving” of alcohol

  18. Health advisories urge women who are planning pregnancy or who are pregnant not to drink alcohol!

  19. Despite warnings, frequent drinking among pregnant women appears to be increasing • 1 in 5 pregnant women drink alcohol at some time during her pregnancy. Frequent drinking is defined as 7 or more drinks per week or 5 or more drinks on at least one occasion.

  20. There is no known “safe” amount of alcohol that a pregnant woman can drink and not risk damaging her baby; therefore, pregnant women should not drink!

  21. The amount and timingof maternal alcohol use determines the type and extent of resulting birth defects.

  22. Alcohol-Related Birth Defects are EXPENSIVE • The institutional and medical costs for one individual with FAS are estimated to be $1.4 million over a lifetime. • In the US, it is estimated that each year up to $9.7 billion is spent to help those with FAS

  23. Alcohol-related birth defects last a lifetime.

  24. ALCOHOL-RELATED BIRTH DEFECTS ARE 100% PREVENTABLE

More Related