1. Peyote use during pregnancy.
- Author
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Gilmore HT
- Subjects
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced prevention & control, Female, Hallucinogens administration & dosage, Humans, Mescaline administration & dosage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications prevention & control, Prenatal Care methods, Risk Assessment, South Dakota, Substance-Related Disorders prevention & control, Abnormalities, Drug-Induced etiology, Hallucinogens adverse effects, Medicine, Traditional, Mescaline adverse effects, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Teratogens
- Abstract
Peyote is a substance with varied potential. Used properly it may be a spiritual aid but used in excess, it can be a hallucinogenic agent with teratogenic potential. There is a growing community of devout people who use it as part of their religious observance. The active ingredient, mescaline, has been linked to a specific group of fetal abnormalities when the substance is used inappropriately.
- Published
- 2001