2023
Drug use, drug use disorders, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review
Rostam-Abadi Y, Gholami J, Jobehdar M, Ardeshir M, Aghaei A, Olamazadeh S, Taj M, Saeed K, Mojtabai R, Rahimi-Movaghar A. Drug use, drug use disorders, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review. The Lancet Psychiatry 2023, 10: 282-295. PMID: 36848914, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00435-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersEastern Mediterranean RegionDrug useTreatment servicesUse disorderIncreasing global public health concernCost-effective carePrevalence of drug use disordersGlobal public health concernPublic health concernPrevalence of drug useGrey literaturePatterns of drug useOpioid agonist treatmentEvidence-basedSystematic reviewTreatment coverageHealth concernAgonist treatmentRegional levelYoung peoplePrevalenceOnline databasesDrugLimited data
2022
Prevalence, pattern, and associated factors of alcohol use disorder among male treatment-seeking people with illicit drug use disorder in Tehran, Iran
Rafiemanesh H, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Shadloo B, Rostam-Abadi Y, Nedjat S, Yazdani K. Prevalence, pattern, and associated factors of alcohol use disorder among male treatment-seeking people with illicit drug use disorder in Tehran, Iran. Journal Of Substance Use 2022, 28: 211-216. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.2020346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderIllicit drug use disordersFactors of alcohol use disorderDrug use disordersUse disorderComorbid alcoholLifetime prevalence of alcohol dependenceAlcohol dependencePrevalence of alcohol use disordersAssociated with alcohol use disorderAssess alcohol use disorderHazardous useResidential drug treatment centerPrevalence of alcohol dependenceLogistic regression analysisMultivariate regression analysisComposite International Diagnostic InterviewCross-sectional studyRegression analysisMale patientsTreatment-seeking peopleDrug treatment centersAlcohol moduleTreatment-seeking individualsLifetime prevalence