Nevada Resources

Prenatal medical care is critical for any pregnant woman, and especially so for a substance-abusing pregnant woman. If you are having difficulties obtaining prenatal care, the Health Division maintains a toll-free telephone number to assist you in finding a health care provider and resources to help you pay for your prenatal care: (800) 429-2669.

Treatment Resources

Substance Abuse Help Line

The Substance Abuse Help Line is co-sponsored by the Crisis Call Center and Join Together of Northern Nevada. The Help Line provides referral to substance abuse treatment resources throughout the state, including, but not limited to, Nevada Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Agency programs described in the next listing. The Help Line can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (775) 825-4357.

Treatment: Teens, Women and Children

Nevada Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Agency

SAPTA provides grant funding to a number of treatment programs throughout the state. All (except a residential program for men) serve pregnant women and provide admission priority to them. Some provide specialized services for pregnant women and women with dependent children. Services available range from outpatient treatment to social-model detoxification and residential treatment. Methadone treatment is available in Clark County.

Fees at SAPTA-funded programs are based upon a sliding scale of fees, and no person can be denied treatment services due to inability to pay. For further information contact SAPTA at (775) 684-4190 or (702) 486-8250.

Detoxification

If a person is severely addicted to alcohol or other drugs, there may be health hazards associated with withdrawal. Withdrawal can be especially hazardous for a fetus.

The Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Agency (see listing above) funds a number of non-hospital detoxification programs. One of these programs, Bristlecone Family Resource Center, may be especially appropriate for pregnant women because it offers modified-medical detoxification in which the patient’s withdrawal is supervised by nursing staff:

Bristlecone Family Resource Center
480 Galletti Way, Bldg. 3, 4
Sparks, NV 89431
(775) 786-6563

Each of the two hospitals listed below have inpatient detoxification programs so that the person is under hospital care during withdrawal, and each accepts Medicaid:

Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Methadone Maintenance is considered by many to be the treatment of choice for pregnant women addicted to opiates such as heroin. Each of the Methadone clinics listed below serves pregnant women and some accept Medicaid. Nevada Treatment Center and the Adelson Clinic receive funding from the Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Agency, so they bill on a sliding scale of fees and cannot deny services to those unable to pay.

Smoking cessation counseling/support by telephone

Nevada Tobacco Users Helpline
University of Nevada School of Medicine
(702) 877-0684 (From Las Vegas)
(888) 866-6642 (Toll Free from outside Las Vegas)

Nutrition

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The Nevada WIC Program provides nutritious food, health screenings, health care referrals, and nutrition education to low and medium-income pregnant women. For more information about the WIC Program, or for the location of the WIC clinic closest to you, call (800) 863-8942. Additional information is also available at the Nevada WIC web site: http://health.nv.gov

or you may wish to contact the Nevada WIC program for additional information:

Bureau of Child, Family and Community Wellness
Nevada WIC Program
4126 Technology Way, Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 684-5942

Case Management

Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Support Group for families and persons affected by FAS/FAE

Sherry Coy, Parent Coordinator
4125 Windy Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89115
(702) 643-7574

Advocacy for the disabled

Early Intervention Services

There are regional centers providing early intervention, diagnostic, treatment, and follow-up services to families with children who have known or suspected developmental delays, or are at risk of becoming developmentally delayed in the areas of cognition, communication, physical development, social/emotional development, and adaptive skills.