Liver Pathology and Alcohol. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews

Sports Activity and Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Abuse among Students

Background. Despite the research being accomplished so far, there is no clear answer to the question that "Does sports help to prevent and reducing the abuse of drug, alcohol, and smoking in young people as it believed in public". Objective(s). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sports activity and experience of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse among...

Alcohol Abuse and Oral Cancer

Background: Various medical, psychiatric and social problems affecting alcohol abuser tend to overshadow their oral health. From an epidemiologic viewpoint, chronic consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with an increased risk for the upper gastrointestinal tract cancer, and tobacco and alcohol are regarded as the major risk factors for oral cancer. The objective of this presentation ...

Nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse.

Alcohol (ethanol) is the commonest addictive substance known to man and is accepted as a legal psychotropic drug by most customs and religions. It is, however, well known that heavy consumption of alcohol will lead to physical, mental, social and economic damage, just as it will with the chronic consumption of any other pharmacologically active substance. It is because of this and the increased...

Treating Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Concurrent Abuse of Alcohol and Methadone

Background: Opioid abuse is common in Iran. In recent years, methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) has gained popularity in this country. This study aimed at evaluation concurrent abuse of alcohol in patients under MMT. Methods: A predesigned questionnaire was developed and completed after obtaining verbal consent among 49 subjects under MMT in Kian Rehabilitation Centre during January 2014. Resu...