Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy: A Global Perspective

[Prevalence of drug use during pregnancy: a pharmacoepidemiological approach].

INTRODUCTION Few Brazilian papers on the use of medication in pregnancy have been found in the indexed medical literature. This paper describes the use of medication during pregnancy among women who gave birth in a teaching maternity hospital in the city of Campinas, Brazil. METHODS A retrospective study on the pattern of drug use during pregnancy was conducted among 1,000 mothers who were in...

Association of clinical characteristics and cessation of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use during pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a time of relative urgency and opportunity for the treatment of substance use disorders in women, yet little is known about modifiable factors that contribute to successful abstinence. We examined self-worth, depression, anxiety, and novelty seeking in the context of substance use cessation during pregnancy in a sample of women with a high prevalence of substance abuse. Subjects we...

Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use and Related Factors in Adults: Results of First Phase of Shahedieh Cohort Study 2015-2016

Background and Objectives: Drug use not only affects a person's physical and mental health, but also affects the health of others in the community. Various variables, including demographic and social factors, affect drug use. The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of drug use and related factors in the participants of Shahedieh Cohort Study. Methods: A descriptive stud...

Licit and Illicit Drug Use during Pregnancy: Maternal, Neonatal and Early Childhood Consequences

Interventions to reduce illicit drug use during pregnancy (and in the postpartum period)