Table 2.
Maternal History of Drug Use
| Disruption in Caregiving
|
No Disruption in Caregiving
|
p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 66) Mean (SD) or % | (n = 86) Mean (SD) or % | ||
| Age in Years at First Use | |||
| Smoking | 15.1 (3.5) | 15.2 (3.2) | |
| Alcohol | 15.5 (3.9) | 16.7 (3.0) | |
| Heroin | 20.0 (3.5) | 20.9 (4.3) | |
| Cocaine | 21.0 (4.0) | 23.2 (5.1) | .01 |
| Marijuana | 15.8 (2.6) | 16.7 (4.0) | |
| Methadone | 27.3 (3.9) | 24.8 (4.2) | |
| Percent Reporting Substance Abuse During Pregnancy | |||
| Heroin | 72.6 | 48.2 | .003 |
| Cocaine | 67.7 | 60.2 | |
| Alcohol | 53.2 | 59.0 | |
| Cigarettes | 90.3 | 74.7 | .02 |
| Marijuana | 37.1 | 53.6 | |
| Methadone | 29.0 | 18.1 | |
| Percent Frequency of Use | |||
| Alcohol 4–6/wk | 40.3 | 71.1 | .01 |
| Heroin over 1/wk | 48.4 | 22.9 | .02 |
| Percent With Positive Maternal Urine Toxicology | |||
| Urine positive (any drug) | 81.4 | 76.6 | |
| Opiates | 55.0 | 33.8 | .013 |
| Cocaine | 63.3 | 58.4 | |
*
Unless otherwise noted, P values are >.10.