Opiate Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy
Opiate Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy – It is estimated that 1 in 7 pregnant women in the Rutland, Vermont region has an addiction problem, including addiction to opiates. In order to meet this pressing community need, physicians and substance abuse clinicians from Rutland Mental Health Services, Rutland Regional Medical Center, and Rutland Regional Women’s Healthcare, have teamed up to provide care for opiate-addicted pregnant women. Building on an existing community effort called Babies and Mothers Beginning Insynch (BAMBI), primary care providers, obstetricians, substance abuse clinicians and public health workers are collaborating to provide buprenorphine treatment and substance abuse care for pregnant women. Join Gordon Frankle, MD, Clay Gilbert, CADC-CCS, and Heather Gergely, a young mother and participant in the program, as they discuss the issues of opiate addiction in pregnancy and the recovery process.
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