Search results for: abused substance

• Prenatal exposure to substance of abuse: A worldwide problem

  Publication

  • S. Narkowicz
  • J. Płotka-Wasylka
  • Ż. Polkowska
  • M. Biziuk
  • J. Namieśnik

  - ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL - Year 2013

  Substance abuse during pregnancy is an important public health issue affecting the mother and the growing infant. Preterm labor, miscarriage, abruption and postpartum hemorrhage are obstetric complications which have been associated with women who are dependent on abused substances. Moreover, women are also at an increased risk of medical problems such as poor nutrition, anemia, urinary tract infections as well as sexually transmitted...

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• Recent developments in biological sample testing methods for the confirmation of gestational exposure to tobacco smoke anddrugs of abused

  Publication

  • S. Narkowicz
  • J. Płotka-Wasylka

  - Year 2012

  Substance use is most prevalent in reproductive-aged people also by women during pregnancy. In national prevalence surveys among women aged 15 to 44 years, 10.8 % of women reported using alcohol during pregnancy, 17 % reported smoking during pregnancy, and 4.4 % reported abusing any illicit substances during pregnancy. Virtually all illegal drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, pose dangers to a pregnant woman. Legal substances, such...