Author/Authors :
Eskandarieh، Sharareh نويسنده Bureau of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, IR Iran , , Jafari، Firoozeh نويسنده Substance Abuse and Dependency Research Centre, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, IR Iran , , Yazdani، Somayeh نويسنده Bureau of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, IR Iran , , Hazrati، Nazanin نويسنده Bureau of Mental, Social Health and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, IR Iran , , Saberi Zafarghandi، Mohammad Bagher نويسنده School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran Psychiatric Institute, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences Saberi Zafarghandi, Mohammad Bagher
Abstract :
Psychoactive substance use can cause a broad variety of mental health disorders and social health problems for the drug users, their family and society. The Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education of Iran has recently proclaimed an estimated number of 2 million drug abusers and 200,000 injecting drug users (IDUs). For data collection, the directory of mental, social health, and Addiction designed a questionnaire in cooperation with Drug Control Headquarters of Iran. Among 402 IDUs patients, a large amount of them were male, single, and younger than 39 years. Regarding psychotic and somatic symptoms caused by methadone therapy, most of the participants had no problem with methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). There is a need to train health staff, and the community, concerning preventive measures, treatment, and reducing harm for substance drug users.
