Questions/Special Populations/Q6 of 25
intermediateOUDpregnancybuprenorphinemethadoneneonatal abstinence syndromemedication-assisted treatment
A 26-year-old woman at 14 weeks gestation presents to the PMHNP with opioid use disorder. She has been using illicitly obtained oxycodone daily for the past 2 years. She expresses motivation to stop using opioids for the sake of her pregnancy and asks whether she should 'just quit cold turkey.' The PMHNP must counsel her on the safest approach to managing OUD during pregnancy.
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