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Preventing the Use of Marijuana: Focus on Women and Pregnancy

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Last Reviewed: December 2019

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent marijuana use by pregnant women. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the proportion of adults who use marijuana daily or almost daily — SU‑08
Getting worse
Increase abstinence from illicit drugs among pregnant women — MICH‑11
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). Preventing the Use of Marijuana: Focus on Women and Pregnancy. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/preventing-use-marijuana-focus-women-pregnancy.