This sheet is about exposure to cocaine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is cocaine? Cocaine is a powerful stimulant of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Cocaine can be used medically as a local anesthetic (for pain). Medically, cocaine is mostly used for nasal and eye surgery. Cocaine has also been misused to get a "high" feeling. Cocaine can be inhaled through …
The Baby Blog: Opioids
Naloxone
This sheet is about exposure to naloxone in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is naloxone? Naloxone is a medication used to block the effects of opioids. Examples of some opioids are heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. Naloxone has also been used to stop someone from dying from an opioid overdose. Brand names for naloxone are Narcan® (nasal spray) and Evzio® …
Heroin
This sheet is about exposure to heroin in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is heroin? Heroin is a highly addictive opioid (narcotic). It can be smoked, snorted, or injected. Some street names for heroin include smack, dope, mud, horse, skag, junk, H, black tar, and skunk, among others. In the United States, heroin is an illegal substance and is not available by prescription. I …
Spicing Up Your Life during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Are Spices and Herbs Ok?
Being pregnant can be stressful enough without worrying all the time about things like “can I bake with poppy seeds?” Or “can I drink tea with peppermint?” Recently I had a caller tell me that “it seems like every time I turn around, there is something else that either I should not cook with or drink in a tea during pregnancy. What about when I am breastfeeding? Help!” As a specialist who answers questions about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, I hear these kinds of questions all …
Hydrocodone
This sheet talks about using hydrocodone in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is hydrocodone? Hydrocodone is a medication used to treat pain. Hydrocodone belongs to a group of medications called opioids. Opioids are sometimes called narcotics. Some commonly used hydrocodone products also contain other medications, such as acetaminophen. These can include the brand names Lortab®, …
