Perinatal Effects of Combined Use of Heroin, Methadone, and Amphetamine during Pregnancy and Quantitative Measurement of Metabolites in Hair

Perinatal Effects of Combined Use of Heroin, Methadone, and Amphetamine during Pregnancy and Quantitative Measurement of Metabolites in Hair

There has been very limited research on the clinical features of newborns exposed to combined use of heroin, methadone, and amphetamine in the uterus. We describe a technique for the quantification of drug metabolites in neonatal hair samples. Methods: In a tertiary neonatal care center in Taiwan, t...

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Main Authors: Pen-Hua Su, Yan-Zin Chang, Chen Yang, Yan-Yan Ng, Jia-Yuh Chen, Su-Chin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
amphetamine
gas chromatography mass spectrometry
heroin
polydrug use
pregnancy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957212000095

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