A comprehensive overview is presented of the nutritional issues faced by people who use
drugs or are undergoing treatment for recovery. Chronic substance use affects a person's …

Substances toxic to the kidney are legion in the modern world. The sheer number and
variety, their mutual interactions and, metabolism within the body are a challenge to …

The growing prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) constitutes an urgent health crisis.
Ample evidence indicates that risk for OUD is heritable. As a surrogate (or proxy) for OUD …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of mortality, morbidity, and
disability in the world. The high prevalence and morbidity associated with CAD in Iran is one …

Aim: Substance abuse has become a universal crisis in our modern age. Among illegal
substances, opium and its derivatives have been ranked second in terms of usage after …

Harmful illicit drug use, such as opioid use disorder (OUD), causes multiple diseases that
result in physiological, pathological, and structural changes in serum biochemical …

Abstract Background In Iran, as in many other Asian and Middle Eastern countries, some
believe that opium has beneficial effects on cardiovascular system. Dependent patients …

Opium is the second-most-commonly abused substance (after tobacco) in developing
countries of the Middle East region, and in many Asian nations. One of the reasons for the …

Background: Opium abuse as a relatively common behavior among Iranian population may
have an association with the other coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors. Here, we …

The potential effects of opium consumption on lipid profile remain unquantified. We
considered the association between opium use and dyslipidemia. In this cross-sectional …