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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence

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How common are FASDs?

Costs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Economic Costs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This slide show presentation outlines the financial burden that FAS puts on the system. It also describes findings presented in the article "The Financial Impact of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome."

The Financial Impact of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
This article describes the challenges in estimating the cost of fetal alcohol syndrome and provides an overview of studies that have attempted to document these costs.

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Updated CDC FASD Site (10/15/09)

FASD Legislation By State (May 2009) (11/15/09)

Funding Opportunity: Case Ascertainment to Estimate the U.S. Prevalence of FASD in Young Children (10/30/09)

SAMHSA Financing Center of Excellence (Funding Web site) (9/15/09)

Cause and Effect: FAS is preventable, incurable, and surprisingly common. (9/15/09)