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FASD State Contact
Karen K. Howell, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.
Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
1256 Briarcliff Road, NE, Room 309W
Mailstop 1256/001/1AV
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: 404-712-9829
Fax: 404-712-9809
E-mail: khowell@emory.edu
FASD State Web Site
www.emory.edu/MSACD 
FASD State Resources
Emory Neurodevelopmental Exposure Clinic
Phone: 404-712-9800
Emory University Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project
Web site:
www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/GADrug/
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS), Georgia Affiliate
Web site:
www.nofasgeorgia.org/strategy.html
Legislative Information:
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SB292 
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Prevention
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2009
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Defines 'prenatal abuse' to mean exposure to chronic or severe use of alcohol or the unlawful use of any controlled substance,
as such term is defined in Code Section 16-13-21, which results in: (A) Symptoms of withdrawal in a newborn or the presence
of a controlled substance or a metabolic thereof in the newborn's body, blood, urine, or meconium that is not the result of
medical treatment; or (B) Observable and harmful effects in the newborn's physical appearance or functioning...
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4/3/09: Read by Senate and referred.
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