Heroin detoxification during pregnancy: A systematic review and retrospective study of the management of heroin addiction in pregnancy

Background. There is general consensus that methadone maintenance is the gold standard in the management of pregnant heroin users. However, in South African state hospitals, methadone withdrawal is the routine procedure offered to these patients, as methadone maintenance programmes are unavailable i...

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Main Authors: K Gilfillan, L Dannatt, D Stein, B Vythilingum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2018-02-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12208/8389