Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019)
Peltier MR, Roberts W, Verplaetse TL, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, Moore K, McKee SA. Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019). Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2022, 25: 819-827. PMID: 35737132, PMCID: PMC9359119, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-022-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month substance useFirst trimesterPast-year substance usePregnant womenIllicit substance useDrug useSubstance useThird trimesterCross-sectional population-based dataSignificant public health concernTrimester of pregnancyPrescription pain medicationPopulation-based dataPerinatal substance useIllicit drug useMethodsThe present studyPublic health concernMinority of womenNational surveyLicit substance usePain medicationSimilar low ratesSecond trimesterLate trimesterLicit substances