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标题：BURDEN AND NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN OPIATE ADDICTION- SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ARTICLE
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作者：NABIPOUR SEPIDEH ; AYU SAID MAS ; HUSSAIN HABIL MOHD 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2014
卷号：43
期号：8
页码：1022-1032
语种：English
出版社：Tehran University of Medical Sciences
摘要：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 ?-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.
关键词：OPIATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY