Continuing to Party During Pregnancy Can Cause Birth Defects
Continuing a partying lifestyle during pregnancy can have devastating and lifelong effects on children affected by their mothers’ drinking and drugging. Heavy alcohol and drug use during pregnancy can cause birth defects for which there is no cure or treatment. A visitor to our Alcoholism / Substance Abuse Forum described the long-term effects that his wife’s heavy alcohol consumption and cocaine use throughout her pregnancy has had on their now 19-year-old son. Dave describes the guilt he now feels because of the struggles that his son may face for the rest of his life. Dave’s Story I’m in my mid-40s now, and I’ve been clean and sober for almost 13 years. It’s been a good recovery — I was ready for sobriety, and haven’t had any relapses or anything like that. Back when I was a kid I dropped out of college after five years and no degree, mostly because of a major marijuana problem.
