From my point of view (Shane – the podcast host) I have always looked at alcoholism and addiction as more of a learned behavior, or choice. This brought new light to the issues that we deal with in the family of alcoholism.

Dr. Ira Chasnoff is president of NTI Upstream and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.

He is one of the nation’s leading researchers in the field of child development and the effects of maternal alcohol and drug use on the newborn infant and child.

Moreover, he is an award winning author and producer of the documentary Moment to Moment: Teens Growing Up With FASDs.

In this episode we discuss the effects of a mother’s drinking while pregnant.

SHOW NOTES

http://www.ntiupstream.com/

http://www.ntiupstream.com/buymoment – Documentary Film

https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/ira-j-chasnoff-md