Quick Course
Opioid and Substance Use: Caring for Texas Mothers and Babies
Take 10 minutes to view a video filled with information and resources about addressing opioid and substance use among pregnant women and new mothers.
BeginYou can access this course without registering or logging in to your account. The course does not offer CE or a certificate of completion and is not tracked in your course progress. You can resume the course at any time by returning to this screen.
Target Audience
Texas Health Steps providers and other interested health care professionals.
Resources
- American Academy of Pediatrics. (2016). Policy Statement: Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment. Pediatrics, 138(1): e20161210.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2016). The Problem of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. (PowerPoint.)
- Prince, M. K., & Ayers, D. (2019). Substance Use In Pregnancy. StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing.
- Reddy, U. M., Davis, J. M., Ren, Z., and Greene, M. F. (2017). Opioid use in pregnancy, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and childhood outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 130(1), 10-28.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2009.) Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 51.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Integrated Health Solutions.. (n.d.). SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment, Opportunities for Implementation and Points for Consideration.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). SBIRT: Training & Other Resources.
- Texas Department of State Health Services. (2019). Journeys of Hope: Mommies and Babies Overcoming NAS. (Video).
- Texas Department of State Health Services. (2019). Stronger Together: NAS Soothing Techniques for Mommies and Babies. (Video.)
- Texas Department of State Health Services. (2017). The Role of Opioid Overdoses in Confirmed Maternal Deaths, 2012-2015.
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Adult Substance Use. Women and Children in Residential Treatment.
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Outreach, Screening, Assessment, and Referral (OSAR) Centers.
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission. (2018). Behavioral Health Treatment for Mothers. (Video.)
- Texas Legislature Online. (2019). Texas Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Month legislation.
- Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership. (2020). Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual, Volume 2, Behavioral Health and Cases Management Services Handbook, Section 8: Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment 8.5 Reimbursement and Limitations.
Featured
- American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Committee on Obstetric Practice & American Society of Addiction Medicine. (2017.) Committee Opinion No. 711: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy.
- Smith C., Morse, E., & Busby, S. (2019). Barriers to reproductive healthcare for women with opioid use disorder. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 33(2): e3-11.
- Tilson, E.C. (2018). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): An important element of a comprehensive approach to the opioid crisis. North Carolina Medical Journal, 79(3): 166-169.
Texas Health Steps courses are best viewed using a current browser. If you are using an out-of-date browser or a version of Internet Explorer less than 11, lesson progress and interactive features may not function properly.