Results
All Methamphetamine abusers in this study reported taking Methamphetamine throughout pregnancy and using intravenous injection as the route of drug delivery. The women were predominantly white, with a were comparable between Methamphetamine abusers and control, although there were significantly more white patient in the Methamphetamine group.
Significantly more of the Methamphetamine abusers used other substances during their pregnancy than did the control group. Comparing the Methamphetamine group with the control group, the most commonly abused substances besides Methamphetamine were tobacco, marijuana ,and cocaine.Other substances used during pregnancy in the Methamphetamine amine group included alcohol, Ativan, dexamphetamine, heroin, LSD, opium, and valium.None of the patients in the control group used any of these latter substances. There were no significant difference in either pregnancy complications or in neonatal complications between patients and control. One of the women was positive for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDs) antibody, for which her only known risk factor was IV Methamphetamine abuse. None of the control mothers was tested for the AIDs virus antibody.