Illicit drug use by mothers and their daughters in Australia: A comparison of two generations

While recent decades have witnessed an increase in the use of illicit drugs in Australia, the extent to which the types of drugs used has changed over a generation of young women has not been documented. Data are from a prospective birth cohort study. Mothers were recruited in early pregnancy (1981–83) and then they and their child were followed up, with mothers interviewed 27 years (2008–2011), and daughters 30 years (2010–14), after the birth....