BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence and severity of smoking in pregnant opioid dependent patients. OBJECTIVES: To first characterize the prevalence and severity of smoking in pregnant patients screened for a randomized controlled trial, Maternal Opioid Treatment: Human Experimental Research (MOTHER), comparing two agonist medications; and second, to compare the MOTHER screening sample to published samples of other pregnant and/or patients with substances use disorders. METHODS:Pregnant women (N = 108) screened for entry into an agonist medication comparison study were retrospectively compared on smoking variables to samples of pregnant methadone-maintained patients (N = 50), pregnant opioid or cocaine dependent patients (N = 240), non-pregnant methadone-maintained women (N = 75), and pregnant non-drug-addicted patients (N = 1,516). RESULTS:Of screened patients, 88% (n = 95) smoked for a mean of 140 months (SD = 79.0) starting at a mean age of 14 (SD = 3.5). This rate was similar to substance use disordered patients and significantly higher compared to general pregnant patients (88% vs. 22%, p < .001). CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Aggressive efforts are needed to reduce/eliminate smoking in substance-abusing pregnant women.
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence and severity of smoking in pregnant opioid dependent patients. OBJECTIVES: To first characterize the prevalence and severity of smoking in pregnant patients screened for a randomized controlled trial, Maternal Opioid Treatment: Human Experimental Research (MOTHER), comparing two agonist medications; and second, to compare the MOTHER screening sample to published samples of other pregnant and/or patients with substances use disorders. METHODS: Pregnant women (N = 108) screened for entry into an agonist medication comparison study were retrospectively compared on smoking variables to samples of pregnant methadone-maintained patients (N = 50), pregnant opioid or cocaine dependent patients (N = 240), non-pregnant methadone-maintained women (N = 75), and pregnant non-drug-addictedpatients (N = 1,516). RESULTS: Of screened patients, 88% (n = 95) smoked for a mean of 140 months (SD = 79.0) starting at a mean age of 14 (SD = 3.5). This rate was similar to substance use disorderedpatients and significantly higher compared to general pregnant patients (88% vs. 22%, p < .001). CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Aggressive efforts are needed to reduce/eliminate smoking in substance-abusing pregnant women.
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