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A Review of Recent Findings on Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant Women

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  • Embry M. Howell
  • Nancy Heiser
  • Mary Harrington

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Recent years have brought an increased interest in the treatment needs of pregnant substance abusers. This article reviews the literature on this subject, providing an overview of what is known about the prevalence of substance abuse during pregnancy; the factors in women’s lives, especially pregnant women, that lead to substance abuse and that facilitate and impede treatment success; and the components of successful treatment programs.

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  • Embry M. Howell & Nancy Heiser & Mary Harrington, "undated". "A Review of Recent Findings on Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant Women," Mathematica Policy Research Reports f31ee2add6ae425a853c675b9, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Herrell, James M. & Burgdorf, Kenneth & Porowski, Allan W. & Yu, Ping, 2004. "Residential substance abuse treatment for pregnant and parenting women: findings from a multisite demonstration project," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 187-189, May.
    2. Kelly Noonan & Nancy E. Reichman & Hope Corman & Dhaval Dave, 2007. "Prenatal drug use and the production of infant health," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(4), pages 361-384, April.
    3. Amodeo, Maryann & Chassler, Deborah & Oettinger, Catherine & Labiosa, Wilfred & Lundgren, Lena M., 2008. "Client retention in residential drug treatment for Latinos," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 102-112, February.
    4. Hope Corman & Kelly Noonan & Nancy E. Reichman & Dhaval Dave, 2004. "Demand for Illicit Drugs by Pregnant Women," NBER Working Papers 10688, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    5. Christine E. Grella & Vandana Joshi & Yih-Ing Hser, 2000. "Program Variation in Treatment Outcomes Among Women in Residential Drug Treatment," Evaluation Review, , vol. 24(4), pages 364-383, August.
    6. Porowski, Allan W. & Burgdorf, Kenneth & Herrell, James M., 2004. "Effectiveness and sustainability of residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 191-198, May.
    7. Nancy E. Reichman & Hope Corman & Kelly Noonan & Dhaval Dave, 2006. "Typically Unobserved Variables (TUVs) and Selection into Prenatal Inputs: Implications for Estimating Infant Health Production Functions," NBER Working Papers 12004, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    8. Nancy E. Reichman & Hope Corman & Kelly Noonan & Dhaval Dave, 2009. "Infant health production functions: what a difference the data make," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(7), pages 761-782, July.

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