EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, ADMITTED IN HEJAZI HOSPITAL, MASHAD (1384-1385)

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BEHDANI F.; HEBRANI P.; ARSHADI H.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH Year:2007 | Volume:9 | Issue:33-34 Page(s): 53-59

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, ADMITTED IN HEJAZI HOSPITAL, MASHAD (1384-1385)

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BEHDANI F. | HEBRANI P. | ARSHADI H. | Issue Writer Certificate

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DRUG DEPENDENCYQ3

METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPYQ3

EPIDEMIOLOGYQ3

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Introduction: Opioid dependency is chronic disorder with high recurrence that predisposes patient to HIV infection, hepatitis and others complications. Most of patients with heroin dependency can not tolerate drug abstinence permanently and they continue to live through preparing and using drugs permanently if there is no method of maintenance treatment. One of treatment methods is METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY (MMT) which not only prevents from recurring illegal drugs but also improves psychological and physical conditions of patients. Now, MMT is used as a maintenance method in Mashhad and we decided to evaluate this method in addicted patients in Hejazi hospital.Methods and Materials: This descriptive, cross–sectional study was done from Sep. 2005 to Aug. 2006. The study populations, was chosen by easy sampling from the patients whom have been referred for treatment to Hejazi hospital. The tools for searching were epidemiologic questionnaire, patients file and interview. Collected data was analyzed using the descriptive statistics, chi- square and fisher exact test. Results: 64 patients were abandoned the study. Data collected from 116 patients were analyzed. 112 patients were male (96.6%). 68.5% were married and 49/6% had regular work. Crystal was the most common illegal drug that was used and common age group was 18-30 years 49.1% of patients had high school diploma and higher. 81.9% had not any medical disease as a background but 90/5% had co morbid psychiatric disorders. 45.7% had positive familial drug abuse history and 52.6% had more than 5 years of drug abuse history.Conclusion: This study shows the most common age group in crystal users is 18-30 years .Early onset of crystal abuse shows the importance of preventive strategies in society.

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TREND OF DRUG ABUSE SITUATION IN IRAN: A THREE-DECADE SURVEY

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BEHDANI, F., HEBRANI, P., & ARSHADI, H.. (2007). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, ADMITTED IN HEJAZI HOSPITAL, MASHAD (1384-1385). JOURNAL OF FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH, 9(33-34), 53-59. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/88429/en

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BEHDANI F., HEBRANI P., ARSHADI H.. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, ADMITTED IN HEJAZI HOSPITAL, MASHAD (1384-1385). JOURNAL OF FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH[Internet]. 2007;9(33-34):53-59. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/88429/en

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F. BEHDANI, P. HEBRANI, and H. ARSHADI, “EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT, ADMITTED IN HEJAZI HOSPITAL, MASHAD (1384-1385),” JOURNAL OF FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH, vol. 9, no. 33-34, pp. 53–59, 2007, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/88429/en

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