Some restaurants to serve free non-alcoholic drinks to pregnant women Thursday

As part of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, Awareness Day, participating restaurants in Juneau will be offering free non-alcoholic beverages to pregnant women on Thursday.

FASDs are a range of disabilities caused by drinking during pregnancy. They include, but are not limited to, birth defects, learning disabilities, behavior problems, brain damage, and heart and kidney problems.

For more information, please contact Daniel Stoops at 465-8920 or daniel.stoops@alaska.gov.