| 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 |