PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brunader, Richard E.A.
AU  - Brunader, Janet A.
AU  - Kugler, John P.
TI  - Prevalence Of Cocaine And Marijuana Use Among Pregnant Women In A Military Health Care Setting
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.4.6.395
DP  - 1991 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 395--398
VI  - 4
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/395.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/395.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1991 Nov 01; 4
AB  - Background: Illicit drug use is common in the United States. The degree of substance abuse among pregnant women, its prevention, and treatment are currently matters of great concern. Methods: We conducted a blinded cross-sectional study on the prevalence of cocaine and marijuana metabolites in the urines of an obstetric population served by a military community hospital. Ninety percent of patients screened were nonactive-duty family members. Results: An overall illicit drug use prevalence of 1.6 percent was found. This contrasts to prevalences of 10 to 15 percent reported in civilian obstetric populations. Conclusions: Job site drug screening of the active-duty soldier may be the reason for differences between the military and nonmilitary populations.