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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition that
is epidemic in the USA. OUD is associated with serious adverse consequences, including …

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

Background Voodoo is a heterogeneous mixture of psychoactive substances that has
recently grown in popularity among youth in Egypt. Patients can present with a variety 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 is one of the most commonly abused substances in Iran. Understanding
the relationship between unhealthy drug use and clinical outcomes is essential due to its …

Background Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are instrumental in controlling
opioid misuse, but opioid users have increasingly shifted to cocaine, creating a different set …

Background Considerable information has been reported on the adverse effect of
benzodiazepines on the brain, with limited information of their effects on biochemical …

Objective: The coburden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and injection substance
use is high especially in coastal urban and peri-urban regions of sub-Saharan Africa …

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 …