Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of opium use in the Fars province, Iran.
Method: A household survey of a representative sample of 3840 people aged 15 years and over. Researchers assessed opium use disorders using a semistructured interview and the Research Version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I, during 2003.
Background: Clinical trials have shown that naltrexone 50 mg/day reduces alcohol consumption and relapse rates in alcohol dependents.
Aim: To investigate the efficacy of 50mg/day dose of naltrexone in the maintenance of alcohol-dependent subjects over a 36-week treatment period.
Methods: Subjects were randomised into two equal groups, consisting of 116 male alcohol-dependent patients who met the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence and were seeking treatment.
Aims: To assess the rate of current mood disorders in opioid-dependent outpatients.
Design: Prevalence study of DSM-IV mood disorders.
Settings: Private and government clinics.