RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence Of Cocaine And Marijuana Use Among Pregnant Women In A Military Health Care Setting
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 395
OP 398
DO 10.3122/jabfm.4.6.395
VO 4
IS 6
A1 Brunader, Richard E.A.
A1 Brunader, Janet A.
A1 Kugler, John P.
YR 1991
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/6/395.abstract
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.