Substance Abuse in Pregnancy

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Like many other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. It is key that clinicians understand it as such and treat it appropriately with evidence-based interventions including medication-assisted treatment.
Source: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Tags: Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Source Type: research