Opiates are types of drugs that have been used for many years to treat pain.
U.S. rates for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome range from 1 to 3 per 1,000.
It is important to understand that methadone withdrawal treatment is not the same as s methadone maintenance program, in which individuals who are unwilling to give up opiates are prescribed methadone as a legal, long-term substitute for their drug of choice.
Methadone is a drug with an extremely high risk of physical dependence, and if the individual does not take the drug each day, they will experience very painful withdrawals.