the international data have indicated a growing trend of alcohol use worldwide during recent years. although alcohol use is against cultural norms and religious law in iran, anecdotal reports from substance abuse treatment providers show that there is demand for alcohol treatment in the country. a recent national report also documented alcohol use disorders in iran. development and implementati...

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the individual characteristics of clients who were referred to residential rehabilitation centers for drug use disorders and to determine their relapse-related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 576 patients who were referred to nine residential treatment centers for drug use disorders, chosen by the cluster sampling m...

conclusions the high prevalence of hcv infection among this group implies a high rate of transmission and exposure to the risk of serious diseases. it is important that the high prevalence of hcv infection be taken into consideration to control further transmission of this infection. background hepatitis c is an infectious disease caused by blood-borne pathogen, hepatitis c virus (hcv). objecti...

Background: Treatment of drug addicts is one of the main strategies of drug control in Iran. Client satisfaction strongly influences the success of any treatment program. This study aimed to explore the difference between customer expectations and perceptions in drug addiction treatment centers of Kerman, Iran, using SERVQUAL model. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design 260 clients referring ...

background: the annual statistics of drug and poison information centers (dpics) have critical role in public health planning. the objective of this study was to provide annual epidemiologic profile of drug inquiry and poisoning-related phone calls to iran's dpics during 2014-2015. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study by reviewing reported phone calls of iranian dpics to central ...

background: the annual statistics of drug and poison information centers (dpics) have critical role in public health planning. the objective of this study was to provide annual epidemiologic profile of drug inquiry and poisoning-related phone calls to iran’s dpics during 2014-2015. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study by reviewing reported phone calls of iranian dpics to central ...

OBJECTIVE Characterizing and contrasting the current state of affairs concerning patients' rights-associated accreditation standards in a sample of drug-addiction treatment centers in Colombia. METHODS This was mixed methodology research (i.e. descriptive and hermeneutic); a pilot sample of 21 drug-addiction treatment centers in Colombia was used for determining the current state of patients'...

BACKGROUND Drug abuse is a chronic and enduring phenomenon, which is among the important challenging public health problems. One of the main aspects in drug abuse is the relapse. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to estimate the time to relapse (survival rate) and to evaluate some of its associated variables by survival analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This research was conducted in four...

in order to evaluate the economic performance of rehabilitation centers for addicted persons, the welfare organization asked all its centers to send the expense table of esfand 79-80 and fill out the information wanted there. the economic analysis is based upon this information. also, each center is provided with a questionnaire to estimate monthly expenses. according to the preventive scale of...