Georgia

FASD State Contact

Karen K. Howell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project
Emory University
1256 Briarcliff Road, NE, Room 309W
Mailstop, 1256/001/1AV
Atlanta, GA 30306
404-712-9829
404-712-9809 Fax
khowell@emory.edu

FASD State Website

www.emory.edu/MSACD

FASD State Resources

Marcus Institute FAS Clinic
http://www.marcus.org/
Emory University Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project
http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/GADrug/
NOFAS, Georgia Affiliate
http://www.nofasgeorgia.org/strategy.html

Legislative Information:

Bill Number

Category

Introduced

Description

Status

SB292

Prevention

2009

Defines 'prenatal abuse' to mean exposure to chronic or severe use of alcohol or the unlawful use of any controlled substance, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-13-21, which results in: (A) Symptoms of withdrawal in a newborn or the presence of a controlled substance or a metabolic thereof in the newborn's body, blood, urine, or meconium that is not the result of medical treatment; or

(B) Observable and harmful effects in the newborn's physical appearance or functioning...

Senate Read and Referred 04/03/2009