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North Carolina Pregnancy & Opioid Exposure Project

  • Background
  • About
  • Key Messages
    • Infant Care Providers Working with Families of an Opioid-Exposed Newborn
    • Women of Childbearing Age and Pregnant Women Who are Taking Opioids
    • Providers Working with Women of Childbearing Age or Pregnant Women Who are Taking Opioids
  • Guidance for NC
  • Resources
  • Services
  • Specialty Care
  • Brief Intervention
Home » How to Talk with Women Who are Pregnant about Opioid Use
  • Scope of the Issue
  • Overview of Pregnancy and Opioid Exposure
  • Treatment Matters
    • What is Substance-Use Disorder Treatment?
    • Six Dimensions
    • Approaches to Treatment
    • NC Perinatal and Maternal Substance abuse and the CASAWORKS for Families Residential Initiatives
  • North Carolina Guidelines: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Pregnancy
    • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Pregnancy – Overview
    • Methadone: Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)
    • Buprenorphine: Office-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment or OTP
    • Medication Selection
    • Medication Management
    • Breastfeeding
    • Postpartum Plan for Opioid-Agonist Medication
    • Contraception and Fertility
    • Common Clinical Challenges
    • Clinical Risk Management Strategies
    • Provider Information and Supports
    • Risk Management References
    • Resources for Office-Based Treatment for Opioid Dependence with Buprenorphine
    • Appendices
  • Medicaid Coverage and State-Funded Services
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Overview
    • Opioid Addiction
    • Opioids and Pregnancy
    • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
    • Appendix A: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Scoring Explanation
  • Reviewer Acknowledgement

How to Talk with Women Who are Pregnant about Opioid Use


A Brief Intervention


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