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Alcohol use during pregnancy is a leading preventable cause of birth defects that include a range of conditions referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Women and Alcohol

Click here for a printable version of our Women and Alcohol Brochure. The brochure includes information about women and alcohol, the risks of drinking while pregnant, and pregnancy prevention tips.

Email the Healthy Choices Project to order a free copy. While supplies last, Wisconsin residents can order up to 50 free brochures.

Click here for a printable version of our Self-Help Guide. he booklet is designed to help women take a look at their current health habits, specifically the use of alcohol and birth control.

Email the Healthy Choices Project to order a free copy of booklet.

Check out the new SAMHSA publication "What a Difference a Friend Makes" that includes tools to help someone with mental illness and substance abuse.

Check out NIDA's new publication "Science of Addiction" that discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work in the brain, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.

Tips To Cut Down or Stop Drinking Alcohol

You don't have to drink alcohol when other people are drinking, or if someone wants you to drink. Ask for a non-alcoholic drink such as fruit juice, water with a lime, or soda pop.
Stay away from people who are drinking and places where alcohol is served.
Find other social activities such as reading, taking a walk, or visiting with non-drinking friends. Go to places and events where alcohol is not served, and don't keep alcohol at home.

Did you know...

Women cannot absorb or process alcohol as well as men. Women reach a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) even when they drink the same amount of alcohol as men.

When women drink alcohol they are more likely than men to have health problems such as liver damage and cancer; family trouble such as violence; and legal troubles such as having their children placed with protective services.

The safest choice for healthy women who are not pregnant or trying to become pregnant-and who do not have a problem with alcohol-is to not drink more than one standard alcoholic drink a day.

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