Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience

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dc.contributor.advisorRamanjam, Veruschkaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDonald, Kirsten Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Dyk, Jessi Graceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-10T14:19:48Z
dc.date.available2015-11-10T14:19:48Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMethamphetamine, part of the amphetamine group of drugs, was first discovered in Japan in 1919. It has been clandestinely manufactured in the United States since the 1960s, and is still legally produced there as a nasal inhalant, as treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder and exogenous obesity, as well as off-label treatment for narcolepsy. (1) It is a cheap (about R15- 30 per 'straw'), easily obtainable, odourless, white powder, which has a bitter, taste, but dissolves easily in water or alcohol. Known as, amongst others, ' speed', 'ice', 'crystal', 'chalk', 'glass', 'crank', and locally, 'tik', it can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested, injected intravenously or even administered anally. In South Africa the preferred method consists of placing the powder or crystal in a light bulb (from which the metal threading has been removed) and inhaling the fumes produced while heating the bulb from below with a lighter.(2). The use of methamphetamine has risen sharply globally over the last decade, used by 26 million people worldwide by 2007, more than heroin and cocaine combined, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This has been ascribed to many interlocking reasons: it is cheap, easily obtainable, easy to use without the need for needles or other special 'equipment', and it produces in the user a characteristic 'rush'. This feeling of confidence, power and heightened sexual levels, of feeling 'on top of the world' has made it especially popular amongst teenagers and young adults. (3)en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Dyk, J. G. (2011). <i>Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14814en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Dyk, Jessi Grace. <i>"Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14814en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Dyk, J. 2011. Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Dyk, Jessi Grace AB - Methamphetamine, part of the amphetamine group of drugs, was first discovered in Japan in 1919. It has been clandestinely manufactured in the United States since the 1960s, and is still legally produced there as a nasal inhalant, as treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder and exogenous obesity, as well as off-label treatment for narcolepsy. (1) It is a cheap (about R15- 30 per 'straw'), easily obtainable, odourless, white powder, which has a bitter, taste, but dissolves easily in water or alcohol. Known as, amongst others, ' speed', 'ice', 'crystal', 'chalk', 'glass', 'crank', and locally, 'tik', it can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested, injected intravenously or even administered anally. In South Africa the preferred method consists of placing the powder or crystal in a light bulb (from which the metal threading has been removed) and inhaling the fumes produced while heating the bulb from below with a lighter.(2). The use of methamphetamine has risen sharply globally over the last decade, used by 26 million people worldwide by 2007, more than heroin and cocaine combined, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This has been ascribed to many interlocking reasons: it is cheap, easily obtainable, easy to use without the need for needles or other special 'equipment', and it produces in the user a characteristic 'rush'. This feeling of confidence, power and heightened sexual levels, of feeling 'on top of the world' has made it especially popular amongst teenagers and young adults. (3) DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience TI - Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14814 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14814
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Dyk JG. Maternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experience. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14814en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPaediatricsen_ZA
dc.titleMaternal methamphetamine use during pregnancy and subsequent neurodevelopmental and psychological sequelae in the child - a Cape Town experienceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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