TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Supply-side disruption in cocaine production associated with cocaine-related maternal and child health outcomes in the United States
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Delcher, Chris
A1  - Livingston, Melvin
A1  - Wang, Yanning
A1  - Mowitz, Meredith
A1  - Maldonado-Molina, Mildred
A1  - Goldberger, Bruce A.
SP  - 812
EP  - 814
VL  - 107
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVEs. To investigate the effects of precursor chemical regulation aimed at reducing cocaine production on cocaine-related maternal and newborn hospital stays in the United States.<br><br>METHODS. We analyzed monthly counts of maternal and neonatal stays from January 2002 through December 2013 by using a quasi-experimental interrupted time series design. We estimated the preregulation linear trend, postregulation change in linear trend, and abrupt change in level.<br><br>RESULTS. The number of monthly cocaine-related maternal and neonatal stays decreased by 221 and 128 stays, respectively, following the cocaine precursor regulation change. We also observed a further decline in per-month maternal and neonatal stays of 18 and 8 stays, respectively.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS. A supply-side disruption in the United States cocaine market was associated with reduced hospital stays for 2 vulnerable populations: pregnant women and newborns. <br><br>RESULTS support findings that federal precursor regulation can positively reduce cocaine availability in the United States.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303708
ID  - ref1
ER  -