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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2022 Feb 17;42(8):1026–1031. doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01335-3

Table 4:

Prevalence of polysubstance exposure among mothers testing positive for short acting (SAO, n = 126) and long acting (LAO, n = 71) opioids

Polysubstance exposure within opioid subtypes
Primary substance (n) Additional substances (n) % Primary
SAO (126) Nicotine (78) 61.9
SAO (126) Nicotine and another substance (49) 38.9
SAO (126) THC (21) 16.7
SAO (126) Cocaine (25) 19.8
SAO (126) Methamphetamine (22) 17.5
SAO (126) Methamphetamine and cocaine (16) 12.7
SAO (126) Benzodiazepines (8) 6.3
SAO (126) Methamphetamine and THC (6) 4.8
SAO (126) THC and cocaine (5) 4.0
SAO (126) THC, cocaine, and methamphetamine (4) 3.2
SAO (126) Methamphetamine and benzodiazepines (2) 1.6
LAO (71) Nicotine (66) 93.0
LAO (71) Nicotine and another substance (28) 39.4
LAO (71) Fentanyl (10) 14.1
LAO (71) Methamphetamine (10) 14.1
LAO (71) Cocaine (9) 12.7
LAO (71) THC (9) 12.7
LAO (71) Morphine (7) 9.9
LAO (71) Fentanyl and methamphetamine (6) 8.5
LAO (71) Hydromorphone (3) 4.2
LAO (71) Benzodiazepines (3) 4.2
LAO (71) Naloxone (3) 4.2
LAO (71) Oxycodone (3) 4.2
LAO (71) Tramadol (2) 2.8