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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2018-02-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12208/8389 |