Marzieh Farnia

Iran Prisons Organization, Health and Treatment Department, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program in Prisons from the Perspective of Medical and non-Medical Prison Staff: A Qualitative Study in Iran

Background As one of the most important components of harm reduction strategy for high-risk groups, following the HIV epidemics, Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) has been initiated in prisoners since 2003. In this paper, we aimed to assess the advantages and shortcomings of the MMT program from the perspective of people who were involved with the delivery of prison healthcare in Iran.   Me...

[ 2 ] - Reviewing, Documenting and Assessing of Addiction Treatment, and Harm Reduction Programs in Iranian Prisons

Objectives: The purposes of this study were to document and assessment of drug related treatment and harm reduction programs in Iranian prisons and suggesting solutions for improvement of these programs. Methods: This study was conducted in three phases including first, collecting library data available at the central library of the prison organization; second, according to the result of the f...