Although the anaconda is a thicker, heavier snake, some pythons are the world's longest snakes. The reticulated python of Southeast Asia has an average length of up to 4 to 6 meters (13 to 21 feet), the largest measuring 9.7 meters (nearly 32 feet).
One of the most common drugs used in the labour ward is pethidine, a synthetic, addictive, narcotic drug that is similar to morphine. In Britain it is also known as meperidine, and in America it is known as Demerol.
Table 2 shows marijuana and cocaine use during pregnancy according to the method of ascertainment. Three hundred thirty-one women (27 percent) were classified as marijuana users and 216 women (18 percent) were classified as cocaine users on the basis of the interview, urine assay, or both.