Drinking during pregnancy has long been known to cause some children to develop fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, but little was known about how alcohol affected the fetal brain. Now with new MRI imaging technology, scientists have been able to pinpoint exactly what happens to the brains of children with FAS. Read more...

Related Information:

• Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Ups Risk for Alcohol Abuse
  
• Partying During Pregnancy Can Cause Birth Defects
  
• What Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

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Each time an article on enabling is featured on the About.com Alcoholism site or in the weekly newsletter, it prompts email from readers who feel like the articles are somehow blaming the friends and family members of the alcoholic or addict for their problems. Although the articles always explain that family members do not cause the problem, love ones can find themselves contributing to the situation with their actions and reactions.

Al-Anon Family Group's Three C's say, "I didn't cause it, I can't control it and I can't cure it," but many Al-Anon members find their actions and reactions can contribute to the family chaos. Read More...

Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms Quiz
  
• Marijuana Problem Screening Quiz
  
• Do You Experience Marijuana Withdrawals?
  
• Do You Have a Cocaine Problem?
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Could You Be Depressed?
  

Questions for Families:

• Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
  
• Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
  
• Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
  
• Is Your Child Using Drugs?
  
• Adult Child Screening Quiz
  
• Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
  

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