Title of article :
Maintenance Therapy with Opium Tincture for Injecting Drug Users; Implications for Prevention from Viral Infections
Author/Authors :
Alam Mehrjerdi, Zahra tehran university of medical sciences tums - Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), تهران, ايران , Zarghami, Mehran mazandaran university of medical sciences - Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry, ايران
Abstract :
Viral infections such as HIV and HCV have a serious negative effect on the health of injecting drug users (IDUs) in Iran (1-4). Two recent studies in Tehran, Iran have shown that HCV prevalence was between 52%-80% among IDUs (5, 6). Furthermore, many IDUs might be infected with HIV and/or HCV in the earlier stages of their injection career, long before reaching therapeutic programs (7).
Keywords :
Opium Tincture , Blood , Borne Pathogens , Health , Treatment
Journal title :
Hepatitis Monthly
Journal title :
Hepatitis Monthly
