Primal Health Databank: Study

Entry No:0005
Title:Obstetric pain medication and eventual adult amphetamine addiction in offspring
Author(s):Jacobson B, Nyberg K, et al.
Reference:ACTA Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 1988; 67:677-682
Place of Study:Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract:Control retrospective study of 200 current amphetamine addicts born between 1945 and 1956 in Stockholm. A specific link was found between amphetamine addiction and the use of nitrous oxide by the mother when she was in labor.
Keyword(s):amphetamine addiction, drug addiction, labour, nitrous oxide, obstetric medication
Discussion:One of the many studies by Jacobson and his team exploring links between obstetric medication and drug addiction in offspring. See entries 0006-9, 0032 and 0295
See Also:0006, 0007, 0008, 0009, 0032

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