Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If an expectant mother is having a drink or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug that may adversely influence their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this can make it difficult to really make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This can be sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.