2022
Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6‐year follow‐up study
Gholami J, Baheshmat S, Rostam‐Abadi Y, Hamzehzadeh M, Mojtabai R, Rahimi‐Movaghar A, Amin‐Esmaeili M. Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6‐year follow‐up study. Addiction 2022, 117: 2059-2066. PMID: 35037359, DOI: 10.1111/add.15805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite International Diagnostic InterviewOutcomes of opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderOpioid useDeath registration systemFollow-up studyWeighted incidence rateMiddle-income countriesAdverse outcomesNegative consequences of opioid useUse disorderFollow-up interviewsCohort of individualsOutcomes of opioid useConsequences of opioid useHealth outcomesFollow-upVital statusAssociated with increased mortalityTelephone callsDiagnostic InterviewRegistration systemPopulation-wereDeath rateHousehold survey
2021
Public health risks associated with methadone in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rostam-Abadi Y, Gholami J, Noroozi A, Ansari M, Baheshmat S, Hamzehzadeh M, Ghadirzadeh M, Vahdani B, Ekhtiari H, Mojtabai R, Rahimi-Movaghar A. Public health risks associated with methadone in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 100: 103529. PMID: 34826790, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentNon-prescribed useMethadone useSystematic reviewGeneral populationPositive health outcomesUse disorderFemale general populationSystematic review of studiesSixty-five studiesRandom-effects modelLegal Medicine OrganizationMethadone maintenance treatment programsPublic health concernHealth outcomesSubstance-related deathsReview of studiesPooled proportionCases of acute poisoningMaintenance treatmentMedicine organizationsDrug treatment centersIranian databasesAdverse outcomesPrescription opioids