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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2010 Sep 22;33(2):240–243. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.09.003

Table 1.

Maternal characteristics by medication condition

Methadone Buprenorphine
(n = 11) (n = 6)
M (SD) [range] M (SD) [range]
Age (years) 31.8(6.1) [23–40] 33.8(5.1) [25–40]
Race
 Caucasian   5 (45.5%)   3 (50%)
 African American   6 (54.5%)   3 (50%)
Parity   2.6 (1.6)   2.8 (1.6)
GA at enrollment into parent study (weeks) 18.9 (5.4) 19.0 (5.0)
Smokers 10 (90.9%)   6 (100%)
Mean number cigarettes smoked daily 14.5 (4.9) 10.3 (4.8)
Urine toxicology screens positive for substances (%) 23.4 (20.2) 37.0 (27.7)

Urine toxicology screens were performed thrice weekly and screened for PCP, barbiturates, opiates (including oxycodone and excluding methadone and buprenorphine), cocaine, benzodiazepines, marijuana, amphetamine and methamphetamines