abstract   background: patients with addictions have many acute and chronic medical illnesses, both related and unrelated to their addictions. in spite of high incidence of substance-related disabilities, substance abuse is usually underdiagnosed in general hospitals. the objective of the present study was to investigate the frequency and pattern of substance use in patients with different medi...

background substance use in patients with psychiatric disorder is an every-day seen. detection of this comorbidity can significantly affect the treatment of these disorders, as well as substance use. objectives this study has been conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of substance use in hospitalized psychiatric patients. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 210 hospi...

abstract   background: economy, lack of welfare and social services, aids and civil war, and also substance abuse are predominant factors that attributes with street children.   method: 576 street children of 10-19 years were evaluated. data were gathered by demographic and substance use check list. theses check lists were designed by the researchers and included some simple question about type...

Background: Enucleation is a topic discussed in psychiatry which is a self-injury matter. Enucleation is observed as psychotic disorder due to substance abuse. In people with mental disorders who also have substance use leading to hallucinations and delusions, unusual eye evacuation were reported. In most cases, enucleation was done using sharp tools. Case Report: This report describes a man su...

background substance use among college students in iran is a serious problem. determining the pattern of substance use among university students is an important issue for implementing prevention and treatment programs. objectives the present survey attempts to determine the prevalence of substance usage and associated risk factors among the students of jahrom university of medical sciences and ...

this study was designed with the purpose of providing organized instructions on how to improve the psychological, medical, and social circumstances of street children with concurrent substance use disorders. due to the special vulnerabilities of these children, customized guidelines are required in order to maximize the treatment outcomes. systemic review of literature was applied on a large nu...

population pattern in guilan province represents a dramatic increase in youth population. regarding high prevalence of substance use among them, its destructive effects and consequences and paucity of previous related studies, this research was performed to determine the prevalence of substance use among students of guilan university of medical sciences (gums). we conducted a cross-sectional st...