Internet-based support system and rehabilitation of drug users under maintenance treatment

Internet Supportive Systems and Rehabilitation of Addicts Under Maintenance Treatment

Gender Differences Among Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Undergoing Rehabilitation Through Methadone Maintenance Treatment

Objectives: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a health problem among patients undergoing rehabilitation through methadone maintenance treatment in Iran, the most populous Persian Gulf country. The study aimed to examine gender differences among a group of methadone maintenance treatment patients with HCV problem. Methods: Overall 150 patients (n=75 men, n=75 women) were enrolled from nine methadone c...

مقایسه حمایت اجتماعی ادراک شده در مصرف‌ کنندگان مواد مخدر تحت درمان متادون مبتلا و غیرمبتلا به ایدز

The purpose of this study was to compare the perceived social support in undertreatment drug users with and without HIV. This research was a causal-comparative study. The statistical population consisted of all under treatment drug users reffering to addiction treatment centers in Shiraz. The study sample included 40 undertreatment drug users suffering from HIV and 40 undertreatment drug users ...

Comparing the Effects of Methadone Maintenance Treatment, Therapeutic Community, and Residential Rehabilitation on Quality of Life and Mental Health of Drug Addicts

Background: This study compared the effects of three drug addiction treatment methods on quality of life and mental health of drug addicts. Methods: In this study, 227 Iranian male drug addicts were selected from Mazandaran Province (northern Iran). They were randomized to be treated with methadone maintenance treatment, therapeutic community, or residential rehabilitation. The Short Form Healt...

Experiences of substance abusers from methadone maintenance therapy

Background: Substance abusers are not able to withdraw drugs eternally despite the abundance of different treatments; therefore, withdrawal programs are not quite successful and notwithstanding all the successes of methadone maintenance therapy, there are some defects found in the manner this treatment is applied. Thus, this study was conducted to explore the experience of drug abusers regardin...