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

There is a 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 in the public sector.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Gilfillan, Katherine Verne

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Stein, Dan J
• Vythilingum, Bavanisha

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10539

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10539