Pregnant, Substance-Using Women
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 2

Guideline 14 -- Drug-Exposed Neonates ²⁵

Effects on the Neonate From Maternal Use of Heroin, Methadone, and Cocaine

The following guidelines pertain to three substances that have a great impact on the health of infants -- heroin, methadone, and cocaine. Rapid recognition, careful assessment, and appropriate treatment of abstinence symptoms in infants exposed in utero to one or more of these substances will contribute to a satisfactory initial and long-term outcome for these neonates. Programs dealing directly with drug-exposed neonates will find more detailed information on assessment and treatment in a protocol being developed by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. This detailed guideline is titled Drug-Exposed Infants Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)