title: Peyote use during pregnancy.
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.
authors.affiliation: USD School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yankton, USA.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Gilmore
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008635:Mescaline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013023:South Dakota; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D013723:Teratogens
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D013723:Teratogens; D008635:Mescaline