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 …
The Baby Blog: Opioids
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®, …
Oxycodone
This sheet is about exposure to oxycodone in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is oxycodone? Oxycodone is an opioid medication. Opioids are sometimes called narcotics. Oxycodone is used to treat moderate to severe pain. A brand name of oxycodone is OxyContin®. Oxycodone is also available in combination with acetaminophen (such as Percocet®) or aspirin (such as Percodan®). For more …
Buprenorphine
This sheet is about exposure to buprenorphine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is buprenorphine? Buprenorphine is an opioid medication. Opioids are sometimes called narcotics. Buprenorphine is used to treat addiction to opioid drugs (such as heroin) and narcotic painkillers. It has also been used to treat pain. It is available as an injection (including brand names Buprenex® and …
