What do adoptive and foster parents need to know about the impacts of prenatal exposure to opioids, Suboxone, and Methadone? What are the risks to a baby born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome or Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)?  In this course, we talk with Dr. Julian Davies, a pediatrician at the University of Washington’s Center for Adoption Medicine and their FASD and Prenatal Exposure Clinic.

This course covers the following learning objectives:

  • List two short term impacts of prenatal exposure to opioids.
  • List two long term impacts of prenatal exposure to opioids.
  • List two impacts from prenatal exposure to Methadone or Suboxone.
  • Describe how to build attachment with a baby suffering with NAS or NOWS.


Outline for Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Opiates, Opioids, Methadone, Suboxone, and Other Common Drugs.pdf

*This course includes a 1-hour conversational audio lesson, a 10-question quiz, and a certificate of completion with the successful completion of the quiz at 80%. 

Your course will remain active for 180 days from purchase date.

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This course aligns with the following regulatory requirements.

Hague Treaty on Intercountry Adoption

 96.48 (b)(2)

 96.48 (c)

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