CNE activities

Understanding addiction, drug use and abuse among women (2014)
Karen D'Apolito, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN

This narrated slide presentation is for health care professionals who care for women with a drug addiction and their infants. The presentation provides a review of the various terminology used for drug addiction, the magnitude of the problem, treatment options for drug abuse during pregnancy and information about infant short and long-term outcomes reported in the literature. PowerPoint® slideshow (PPS) format with narration by author.

Neither the author nor any member of the planning committee for this activity has any financial, professional or personal relationships that could potentially bias the content.

Free to read; $15 test fee
2.8 contact hours will be awarded for this activity through 9/30/2016.

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Keywords: addiction in pregnancy; understanding addiction among women; substance abuse; tolerance; substance dependence; opioids; drugs; illegal drugs;

How to use this PowerPoint® presentation

  • View as a slideshow If the file does not open as a slideshow, open the saved file in PowerPoint. Then, depending on the version of PowerPoint that you are using, select "View" and then "Slide Show, or "Slide Show" and then "From Beginning". Alternatively, click the slide show button next to the zoom slider on the bottom right of the PowerPoint screen.
  • Watch at a preset pace. In slideshow mode the presentation runs automatically. After the narration on a slide is finished, the next slide will play.
  • Watch at your own pace. You can move forward and backward through the presentation by using the arrow keys on your keyboard or your mouse. If using the mouse, one left click moves the presentation forward one slide. A right click will display a selection menu for you to choose what you want to do (next, previous, pause, or end) Each time you move to a new slide, the narration will begin.
  • Access references and return to module home page These can be accessed by clicking the links provided at the end of the presentation.

Please direct any questions you may have to Mary Lavan, Associate Director, Nursing Education & Health Promotion, at