Home > Illegal drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in a low-risk Irish primigravid population.

Geary, Michael and Donnelly, Jennifer C and Cooley, Sharon and Walsh, Thomas and Sarkar, Rupak and Durnea, Uliana (2008) Illegal drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in a low-risk Irish primigravid population. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 36, (1), pp. 70-72. https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm.2008.006.

The aim of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of illegal drug use, smoking and alcohol consumption in Irish primigravidas. 1,011 women were interviewed at their booking visit. A total of 23.5% (235) of women had used illegal drugs prior to their first pregnancy, 28.9% were ex-smokers and 27.9% were still smoking during pregnancy. A total of 53.9% admitted to drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Smokers are 2.8 times more likely to have used drugs in the past than non-smokers. Level of alcohol consumption appears to be a significant predictor of drug use.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Article
Drug Type
All substances
Date
2008
Identification #
https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm.2008.006
Page Range
pp. 70-72
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.
Volume
36
Number
1
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HRB 1010 (Not in collection)
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