Thursday, June 02, 2005

Substance Use During Pregnancy: 2002 and 2003 Update  "This Short Report, The NSDUH Report: Substance Use During Pregnancy: 2002 and 2003 Update, is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). ... Annual averages based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health conducted in 2002 and 2003 found that women aged 15 to 44 who were currently pregnant were less likely to currently use an illicit drug, smoke cigarettes, or drink alcohol then either recent mothers or nonpregnant women in this age group. Pregnant women aged 15 to 25 were more likely to have smoked cigarettes in the past month and to have used an illicit drug during the past month than pregnant women aged 26 to 44. Among pregnant women aged 15 to 44, 9.8% reported drinking alcohol during the past month, 4.1% reported binge alcohol use, and less than 1% reported heavy alcohol use..." The report is available in both HTML and PDF formats.