women who are dependent on benzodiazepines should be stabilised on diazepam and, where this can be tolerated without restarting illicit use, the dose reduced
if a woman is also being maintained on methadone then she should have her dose maintained during benzodiazepine reduction
Reference:
Department of Health (2007).Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management
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