Kathy, the reference for the research Mary refers to above is:
'Opiate addiction in adult offspring through possible imprinting after obstetric treatment'
Jacobson, Nyberg, Gronbladh, Eklund, Bygdeman and Rydberg (1990); BMJ Vol 301 pp 1067-1070. (BMJ 1990:301:1067-70)
I may be totally wrong about this, but is this the study that links pethidine in labour with later opiate amongst adults? I know there is a Swedish study which postulates this link, but can't find my notes on this. I didn't realise that it also llinks entenox with amphetamine addiction.
Debbie Slater
CBE
Perth, WA
