Compulsory maintenance treatment program amongst Iranian injection drug users and its side effects.

Background: Psychoactive substance use can cause a broad variety of mental health disorders and social health problems for the drug users, their family and society.

Objectives: The Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education of Iran has recently proclaimed an estimated number of 2 million drug abusers and 200,000 injecting drug users (IDUs).

Patients And Methods: For data collection, the directory of mental, social health, and Addiction designed a questionnaire in cooperation with Drug Control Headquarters of Iran.