COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Dept. of Social Services (SCDSS) and the South Carolina Dept. of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) are partnering to launch a statewide campaign ...

Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) Awareness Month, which recognizes the dangers of alcohol use during pregnancy and the challenges individuals ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Here's a statistic that may surprise you. An estimated 1% to 5% of school-aged children in the United States have fetal alcohol spectrum ...

More U.S. children than previously thought may be suffering from neurological damage because their mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Substance exposure happens across all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Yet stigma and shame contribute to families not ...

Re: “Psychologist: School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage” [Sept. 12, Nation]: As parents of a 32-year-old woman with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), we want the community to know that ...

Many researchers long have speculated that children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure for the most part go unrecognized, partly due to an unknown maternal history of alcohol use during pregnancy, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children adopted from Eastern European countries may have been exposed to damaging levels of alcohol in the womb, a new study suggests. In a study of 71 children ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) occur when a pregnant mother consumes an amount of alcohol that is detrimental to the developing fetus. These effects can sometimes be seen in physical ...

There is a great deal happening in the arena of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), especially as pertains to policy development. In just the past few years a number of significant policies ...