A Six-Year Follow-up of People Who Use Cannabis in Iran - A Case Series.

Background: Frequent cannabis use is associated with adverse health-related outcomes. This study followed up individuals who used cannabis to assess their use and adverse event status.

Methods: The eligible individuals, recruited in the Iranian Mental Health Survey (IranMHS), were contacted via telephone calls six years after the index interview.

Iran Quality of Care in Medicine Program (IQCAMP): Design and Outcomes.

Background: Assessment of quality and cost of medical care has become a core health policy concern. We conducted a nationwide survey to assess these measures in Iran as a developing country. To present the protocol for the Iran Quality of Care in Medicine Program (IQCAMP) study, which estimates the quality, cost, and utilization of health services for seven diseases in Iran.

Prevalence of injecting drug use and HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Considerable disease burden is attributed to injecting drug use (IDU). This regional systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of IDU and the characteristics of people who inject drugs in the 22 countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of IDU, estimation of the population size of people who inject drugs, the characteristics of people who inject drugs, commonly injected drugs, the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus in people who inject drugs, and opioid agonist treatment and needle and syringe programme services.

Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6-year follow-up study.

Background And Aims: There is a paucity of data on outcomes of opioid use disorder (OUD) from low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to investigate the mortality as well as negative social and health outcomes in a 6-year follow-up study of a cohort of individuals with opioid use, including those with OUD, in Iran.

Design And Setting: Participants with opioid use initially interviewed in late 2011 in the Iranian National Mental Health Survey (IranMHS)-a household survey of 15-64-year-old population-were followed-up in early 2018.

Public health risks associated with methadone in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: There has been a marked growth in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in Iran in the past two decades with positive health outcomes. We conducted a systematic review of studies on the prevalence of non-prescribed methadone use, methadone use disorder, and methadone-related poisoning and mortality in Iran.

Methods: We searched International and Iranian databases up to May 2020 and contacted relevant experts.

Assessing risk behaviours in the Iranian general population: results from the Iranian Mental Health Survey.

Background: The Islamic Republic of Iran is a majority Muslim country, with a culturally low acceptance of high-risk behaviours.

Aims: To investigate co-occurrence of risk behaviours in the Iranian general population.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.

Evidence for an increase in cannabis use in Iran - A systematic review and trend analysis.

Background And Aims: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance globally. In this systematic review, we examined the prevalence and trends of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder in Iran.

Methods: We searched International and Iranian databases up to March 2021.

Buprenorphine abuse and health risks in Iran: A systematic review.

Introduction: Buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) is widely used in Iran, and its use is growing continuously. We reviewed studies on buprenorphine use, non-prescribed use, use disorder and treatment-seeking for it, buprenorphine-associated poisoning, and mortality in Iran in the current systematic review.

Methods: An Iranian database (Scientific Information Database; SID) and three International electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched for publications up to August 2020 for the relevant data.

Comparison of self-reported substance use with biological testing among treatment-seeking patients with opioid use disorder.

Background: Several factors may influence the validity of self-report. In this study, we aimed to assess the validity of self-reported drug use compared to urine testing among treatment-seeking patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 293 patients with OUD, referred to the Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) clinic, from November 2015 to June 2017.

Spouse and Child Abuse Associated With Illicit Drug Use in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: There is a high prevalence of substance use disorders, especially among men, in Iran and is associated with a high burden on families. We aimed to systematically review the association between illicit drug use and spouse and child abuse in Iran.

Method: Comprehensive terms were used to search three international databases (ISI, Medline, and Scopus) and a national database of Scientific Information Database up to September 2019.