These case studies profile two women who abused alcohol and other drugs while pregnant and describes their recovery from the addiction. They examine from an ecological framework the women's experience with drug addiction, treatment, and recovery and recounts their situations through each [1]. This research uses in-depth interviews as its data source. Further, these studies contain direct quotes from the women orally sharing their thoughts. Their quotes are not edited or changed by any kind of systems for the purpose of capturing the thoughts of the women.
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