Chemical Dependency and the Physician

Chemical Dependency

• The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy conducted a survey and found that between 1988 and 1995, Americans spent over $57 billion on illegal drugs of abuse. • The Lewin Group for the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that in 1992, the estimated total economic cost of alcohol and drug abuse was $245.7 billion. This estimate included the cost for substance abuse treatment, c...

Chemical Dependency Program Evaluation

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Chemical Dependency Counseling Course Based on Patrick and Partners

Background: The twelve step program is one of the programs that are administered for overcoming abuse of drugs. In this study, the effectiveness of chemical dependency counseling course was investigated using a hybrid model. Methods: In a survey with sample size of 243, participants were selected using stratified random sampling method. A questionnaire was used for collecting data and one sampl...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and chemical dependency.

The Relationship between Opium Dependency and Stroke

Introduction:Stroke is the 3 cause of death and although it is a common disease,its incidence is not the same in diffirent parts of the world and depends on various factors.opium dependency apart from being a social and cultural problem has several effects on physiological,immune and coagulation systems and conseguently the risk of stroke. Method:The study was done in Kerman shafa hospital dur...