Table 3.
Cocaine and metabolite oral fluid concentrations in specimens (N= 130) collected from heroin-dependent pregnant women in methadone maintenance treatment
Analytes | n | Median (μg/L) | Mean ± SD (μg/L) | Range (μg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ecgonine | 1 | 25.9 | * | * |
EME | 10 | 51.1 | 68.4 ± 54.9 | 13.3 – 173.7 |
EEE | 0 | * | * | * |
AEME | 5 | 96.4 | 93.9 ± 47.7 | 24.7 – 142.5 |
p-hydroxybenzoylecgonine | 0 | * | * | * |
m-hydroxybenzoylecgonine | 0 | * | * | * |
Benzoylnorecgonine | 6 | 4.0 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 1.6 – 4.7 |
BE | 98 | 3.4 | 11.9 ± 26.8 | 1.0 – 157.2 |
p-hydroxycocaine | 0 | TR** | * | * |
m-hydroxycocaine | 0 | TR** | * | * |
Norcocaine | 11 | 1.9 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 1.4 – 5.0 |
Cocaine | 111 | 6.4 | 29.7 ± 71.0 | 1.0 – 508.0 |
Norcocaethylene | 0 | * | * | * |
Cocaethylene | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.4 – 1.7 |
n<2, no calculation possible
TR, analyte identified but below LOQ