Alcohol Use
Guidelines and Recommendations

Below are selected prevention and treatment guidelines, recommendations, frameworks, approaches, and other documents related to alcohol use. Also see related links on this page.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Guidelines for Referral and Diagnosis (8/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/documents/FAS_guidelines_accessible.pdf
These guidelines update and refine diagnostic and referral criteria in light of the scientific and clinical advances in the understanding of this disorder during the past 30 years. The guidelines are organized into several sections: background information; revised and refined diagnostic and referral criteria for FAS; comparison of the guidelines with other diagnostic methods currently in use; a discussion of the essential services for affected individuals; identifying and intervening with women at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy; and future needs and efforts related to FAS and other prenatal alcohol-related disorders.

National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect: Defining the National Agenda for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Other Prenatal Alcohol-Related Effects (2002)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5114a2.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5114.pdf
This report describes the structure, function, mission, and goals of the Task Force and provides their first recommendations. An explanation of how the Task Force recommendations were generated and the Task Force's next steps are also reported. Prenatal alcohol exposure can lead to serious birth defects and developmental disabilities. A need exists to develop effective strategies for both children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or other prenatal alcohol-related effects and for women at high risk for having an alcohol-exposed pregnancy.

Related Links

Alcohol Use: Women's Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/alcohol.htm

Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/communityguide.htm

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