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Urges pregnant women who use heroin or abuse opioid prescription drugs to seek methadone maintenance treatment. Discusses how methadone therapy works and women's issues such as breastfeeding, infant withdrawal, birth control, and child protection services.

Pub id: SMA14-4124
Publication Date: 5/2009
Last Reviewed: 10/10/2014
Popularity: Not ranked
Format: Brochure
Audience: Women as Audience
Population Group: Children of Parents with Substance Use or Abuse Problems, Pregnant Women, People with Substance Use or Abuse Problems as Population Group

Tags: Withdrawal Opioids or Opiates Medication-Assisted Treatment Protection & Advocacy MATx

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06/04/2015 7:33 PM

A professional from a Behavioral Health Treatment Facility said:

It does sound like there is a serious issue with what pregnant women go through. I remember my wife went through a methadone treatment while she had our second son. Luckily for her it did turn out well because she was able to learn how to handle the stress that she had. [A commercial link has been removed from this content per our comment policy.]

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