OBJECTIVES This article estimates the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug dependence among Canadians aged 15 or older Comorbidity with depression is examined. DATA SOURCES The data are from the 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being and the National Population Health Survey. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Cross-tabulations were used to estimate the prevalence of alcoh...

abstract background and objective: according to the issue of dependence and tolerance in addicted patients, the inefficiency of existing treatments and the new recommendation for drug combination therapy for diseases in modern pharmacology, the present study examined the effect of methadone and valproate combination on morphine dependence and tolerance. materials and methods: ninety-eight male ...