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
2020
Tramadol use and public health consequences in Iran: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Rostam‐Abadi Y, Gholami J, Amin‐Esmaeili M, Safarcherati A, Mojtabai R, Ghadirzadeh M, Rahimi H, Rahimi‐Movaghar A. Tramadol use and public health consequences in Iran: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction 2020, 115: 2213-2242. PMID: 32196801, DOI: 10.1111/add.15059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled estimatesSystematic reviewConsistent with Preferred Reporting ItemsPrevalence of non-prescribed useIranian general populationPreferred Reporting ItemsPublic health challengeSystematically review studiesRandom-effects modelPrevalence of tramadol useMisuse of tramadolPublic health consequencesReporting ItemsHealth challengesPrescription analgesicsGeneral populationHealth consequencesHeterogeneous reportingFemale university studentsTramadol-related deathsMeta-analysisTramadol useSubgroups of malesNon-prescribed usePooled percentage