Table 2 Categorization of non-medical drug use found in meconium
From: Retrospective analysis of the diagnostic yield of newborn drug testing
Findings in meconium1 | Number of newborns |
|---|---|
AMPHETAMINES (n = 10, 4.4% ) | |
Amphetamine | 1 |
Amphetamine and hydrocodone | 1 |
Methamphetamine +/- amphetamine2 | 6 |
Methamphetamine and THC2 | 2 |
BENZODIAZEPINES (n = 3, 1.3% ) | |
Alprazolam | 1 |
Nordiazepam | 1 |
Temazepam | 1 |
COCAINE (n = 16, 7% ) | |
Cocaine | 11 |
Cocaine and THC | 5 |
OPIOIDS (n = 40, 17.5% ) | |
Codeine +/- metabolites | 14 |
Codeine and THC | 5 |
Hydrocodone +/- metabolites | 7 |
Hydrocodone and oxycodone | 6 |
Morphine +/- metabolites | 3 |
Oxycodone | 1 |
Oxycodone and codeine | 1 |
Propoxyphene +/- norpropoxyphene | 3 |
CANNABINOIDS (n = 172, 75.1% ) | |
THC alone | 160 |
THC and other | 12 |
TOTAL NEWBORNS WITH NON-MEDICAL DRUGS | 229 |