Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article.
Addiction to the illicit and prescribed use of opiate is an alarming public health issue. Studies on addictive disorders have demonstrated severe nutritional deficiencies in opiate abusers with behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms. Opiate addiction is also link with a significant number...
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| author | Sepideh Nabipour Mas Ayu Said Mohd Hussain Habil |
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| description | Addiction to the illicit and prescribed use of opiate is an alarming public health issue. Studies on addictive disorders have demonstrated severe nutritional deficiencies in opiate abusers with behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms. Opiate addiction is also link with a significant number of diseases including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other blood borne diseases generally stem from the use of needles to inject heroin. The use of medication assisted treatment for opioid addicts in combination with behavioural therapies has been considered as a highly effective treatment. Methadone is a long-lasting μ-opioid agonist and a pharmacological tool which attenuates withdrawal symptoms effectively replacement therapies. This review article aims to explain opiate addiction mechanisms, epidemiology and disease burden with emphasis on dietary and nutritional status of opiate dependent patients in methadone maintenance therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-773c86211c2943699e511913d7b880602022-12-21T21:25:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932014-08-014383806Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article.Sepideh Nabipour0Mas Ayu Said1Mohd Hussain Habil21. Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.1. Dept. of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.2. Dept. of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Addiction to the illicit and prescribed use of opiate is an alarming public health issue. Studies on addictive disorders have demonstrated severe nutritional deficiencies in opiate abusers with behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms. Opiate addiction is also link with a significant number of diseases including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and other blood borne diseases generally stem from the use of needles to inject heroin. The use of medication assisted treatment for opioid addicts in combination with behavioural therapies has been considered as a highly effective treatment. Methadone is a long-lasting μ-opioid agonist and a pharmacological tool which attenuates withdrawal symptoms effectively replacement therapies. This review article aims to explain opiate addiction mechanisms, epidemiology and disease burden with emphasis on dietary and nutritional status of opiate dependent patients in methadone maintenance therapy.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3951Methadone maintenance therapyNutritional statusOpiate |
| spellingShingle | Sepideh Nabipour Mas Ayu Said Mohd Hussain Habil Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. Iranian Journal of Public Health Methadone maintenance therapy Nutritional status Opiate |
| title | Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. |
| title_full | Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. |
| title_fullStr | Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. |
| title_short | Burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction- systematic review article. |
| title_sort | burden and nutritional deficiencies in opiate addiction systematic review article |
| topic | Methadone maintenance therapy Nutritional status Opiate |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3951 |
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