Commentary: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

  • Larry Burd University of North Dakota
  • Jacob Kerbeshian University of North Dakota
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v2i3.173
Keywords: FASD, alcohol use, alcohol problems, alcohol policy, alcohol research

Abstract

Burd, L., & Kerbeshian, J. (2013). Commentary: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 2(3), 3-6. doi:10.7895/ijadr.v2i3.173 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v2i3.173)

Alcohol use is now the third leading risk factor for worldwide global disease burden, in terms of disability adjusted life years (Lim et al., 2012). In the developed world, about 40% of women of childbearing age drink alcohol, and many are drinking at or around the time of conception (Maier & West, 2001; Paintner, Williams, & Burd, 2012a). Rates of alcohol use among women are increasing across much of the world. Current prevalence estimates suggest that several hundred thousand individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are born each year (May, Gossage, & Kalberg, 2009). This is especially tragic in light of the fact that we have effective prevention methods as well as office-based interventions for prenatal alcohol exposure.

Author Biographies

Larry Burd, University of North Dakota
Larry Burd, PhD North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Jacob Kerbeshian, University of North Dakota
Jacob Kerbeshian, MD. Clinical Professor Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
How to Cite
Burd, L., & Kerbeshian, J. (1). Commentary: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2(3), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v2i3.173
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)
Section
Commentary

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