Substance use in a sample of medical patients.

The purpose of the current study was to assess the rate of substance use in patients with medical diseases who were admitted to different wards at Shiraz hospitals affiliated to the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Data were gathered from 600 randomly selected patients by a structured interview that included DSM-IV criteria for substance dependency. The mean ages for men and women were 45.

Substance use among Iranian nephrologic patients.

Aims: This study assessed the prevalence of substance use among Iranian patients with nephrologic disease (chronic renal failure) who were admitted in different nephrologic wards at Shiraz general hospitals.

Design: Cross-sectional survey using structured interview and also using DSM-IV criteria for substance dependency.

Setting: General hospitals in Shiraz city (patients with nephrologic disease admitted in different nephrologic wards).