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Given ok to wean slowly off subutex, now 17 weeks pregnant. at 3mg from 4mg. is 2nd or 3rd trimester safer to be to zero? benefits or drawbacks of ea?

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Dr. Anthony Vita answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Opioids in Pregnancy: Methadone is the only approved medication but buprenorphine is becoming more acceptable. According to the National Institutes of Health, 2010: "Babies born to women addicted to opioids fare better when their mothers are treated with either the addiction medication buprenorphine or methadone than babies whose mothers are not treated at all. "

Answered 9/26/2016

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