Rates of fetal polydrug exposures in methadone-maintained pregnancies from a high-risk population.

Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is the standard of care during pregnancy for opioid-dependency, showing efficacy in improving prenatal care and reducing risk of relapse. By design, however, MMT is only intended to prevent withdrawal thus facilitating cognitive behavioural interventions. In ord...

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Main Authors: Kaitlyn Delano, Joey Gareri, Gideon Koren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3846722?pdf=render