Pubdate: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 Source: National Post (Canada) Copyright: 2006 Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.nationalpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n1467/a03.html Author: Jean-Sebastien Fallu CRYSTAL METH MIX-UP Re: Crystal Meth Use Among Pregnant Women 'Alarming,' Oct. 31. I'm writing to correct information in this article. Based on the Eurekalert press release, the article equates crystal meth with methamphetamine. They are not the same. Even the original scientific article never uses the term "crystal meth." Crystal meth is the purified form of methamphetamine, and the hair test cannot tell which form the pregnant women took. It is like saying that all pregnant women testing positive for cocaine took crack. The findings remain worrying, since it is the same molecule in the end for the baby, but it is incorrect to say that the pregnant women who tested positive all took crystal meth. It is likely the vast majority of the women used other forms of methamphetamine, such as tablets sold as "speed." Jean-Sebastien Fallu, assistant professor, Ecole de psychoeducation, Universite de Montreal. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake