Background: Prostitution and substance abuse are among the crucial social problems in women, which affect the quality of life. However, no study has yet investigated that prostitution and substance abuse affect which dimension(s) of quality of life. The current study aimed to compare different dimensions of quality of life among female sex workers with and without drug abuse. Methods: The rese...

background drug abuse is a disorder associated with unhealthy pattern of drug consumption and is a widespread social delinquent both in society and at home. there have only been a few studies conducted on the frequency and types of harmful behaviors among drug abusers. objectives the objective of this study is to investigate the frequency of harmful behaviors in people who are suffering from dr...

background: substance abuse is as a health-related behavioral problem, which more or less all countries have to deal with it. this behavior has broad effects on the individual and societal level, thereforeidentifying factors associated with this behavior is necessary. this study compared rates of depression, anxiety and stress between drug abusers and non-abusers. methods: this was a descriptiv...

abstract        background and objective: this study was conducted to evaluate epidemiology of risk factors for hepatitis c virus (hcv) transmission, and determine the association of its genotypes with viral load and response to treatment in patients referred to the infectious disease clinic of khorramabad.         methods: the study included patients infected with hepatitis c referred to the i...

Drug abuse is a major domestic health problem in the United States, and evaluators, policy makers, interest groups, and the general public are critically interested in knowing which treatments work best. Costs of drug abuse in America are conservatively estimated at 47 billion dollars per year (Harwood, 1984). It is estimated that over 27 million persons in households in the United States, or a...

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...

Background: Infections include soft tissue infections are notable reason for hospital admission among IDUs, owing to unsterile injection techniques and equipment, contamination of drugs with organisms, and poor hygiene. In present case report a patient with profound limb infection is introduced. Case: A 32 years old man was transferred to the emergency department. He was IDU with Iranian for...