Can You Take Methadone While Pregnant?
Quick Answer: Yes, methadone is a recommended first-line treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy, as long as a medical team supervises it. Stopping
October 14, 2026
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- The latest updates in addiction, treatment, and recovery
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Safe Tapering Plans for Methadone Treatment
A supervised methadone taper lowers your dose in small steps, often 10 mg every 1 to 3 weeks, with your provider checking in before each
October 13, 2026
Is Methadone an Opiate or a Narcotic?
When choosing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to treat opioid misuse, patients are commonly given methadone to help manage recovery. MAT programs may raise some questions about
November 21, 2022
Methadone and Emotional Health: What You Need to Know
Methadone is an FDA-approved synthetic opioid agonist. Practitioners most commonly prescribe methadone to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). Methadone use often occurs within a patient-focused, medication-assisted
November 1, 2022
Can You Drink Coffee While Taking Methadone?
Methadone is a safe, effective treatment for opioid addiction. It is most commonly used for opioid use disorder (OUD) because it acts as an agonist,
August 3, 2022
Benefits of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is a clinically effective treatment shown to minimize the need for inpatient detoxification. MAT, along with counseling and supportive services, can help
July 20, 2022
How to Overcome Low Energy when Starting Opioid Treatment or Medication-Assisted Treatment?
Methadone has been the gold standard of medication-assisted treatment for more than 50 years due to its success in helping people overcome opioid use disorder. While
June 16, 2021
Baclofen and Methadone
When you seek addiction treatment, you may already be prescribed medication to treat other conditions. We use methadone to treat opioid abuse disorder at BAART
May 17, 2021
Hydroxyzine and Methadone
Using different drugs in combination with each other can often make treatments more effective. But sometimes that effectiveness can be counteracted by a drug combination
May 10, 2021
Take-Home Methadone Practices
Methadone has a proven history as a leading treatment in the fight against opioid addiction. When used as part of an addiction treatment program, patients
April 27, 2021
Proper Ways for Methadone Dispensing
If you want to sustain your recovery from opioid addiction and live a healthier and more meaningful life, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) using prescription methadone can
December 12, 2020
Methadone Clinic Coronavirus Adaptations
By early March 2020, the COVID-19 virus was making its way across the world, and measures had to be taken to curb its spread in
October 22, 2020