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 …

Relationships between protective enzymatic and non-enzymatic pro-antioxidant
mechanisms and addictive substances use disorders (SUDs) are analyzed here, based on …

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

Knowledge about determinants of addiction in people taking addictive substances is poor
and needs to be supplemented. The novelty of this paper consists in the analysis of …

Opium is considered as the second most abused addictive compound in worldwide. It seems
that one of the causes for common consumption of opium in many countries is a traditional …

Background Opium addiction is a global problem which has implicated many societies.
Opium addiction and drug abuse is related to harmful consequences which affect life style …

Background Assessment of biochemical parameters can help in the comprehensive
management of patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aim of this study was to …

To investigate the effects of methadone maintenance therapy on body mass index (BMI) and
some biochemical parameters, including fasting blood glucose, lipid profile, and liver …

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of codeine administration on some
haematological and biochemical indices in rats. Materials and Methods: Therapeutic dose (5 …

The study aimed to determine the effect of a high dosage of codeine-containing cough syrup
administration on some biochemical parameters of the liver in albino rats. Codeine at 80 …