Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU.
Indian J Crit Care Med, 2021 How to cite this article: Das AK, Sharma A, Kothari N, Goyal S. Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(9):1082-1083.
Das AK, Sharma A, Kothari N, Goyal S.
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Association of prior opium addiction with incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A case-control study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent chronic liver condition with no approved pharmacological treatments. Given opium's potential metabolic effects on lipid profiles, blood pressure, and glucose levels, factors known to ...
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The Effects of Opium Addiction on the Immune System Function in Patients with Fungal Infection [PDF]
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology, 2019 Drug abuse remains a serious health and social threat in the world. According to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 1n 2010, an estimated 16.5 million people use opium or its derivatives illicitly (1). Meanwhile, Iran has the first rank
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A prospective cohort study of cutaneous leishmaniasis risk and opium addiction in south eastern Iran. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Opium addiction and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are endemic in different parts of Iran, particularly in Bam, where a massive earthquake occurred. This study was designed to compare the incidence rate and severity of CL cases among opium addicted and non-
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Effects of Opium Addiction and Cigarette Smoking on Hematological Parameters [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2016 Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of opium addiction and cigarette smoking on the complete blood count (CBC).Methods: Eighty-six male subjects, including 31 opium-addicted cigarette smokers (OACS), 19 opium-addicted
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Effects of opium on hippocampal-dependent memory, antioxidant enzyme levels, oxidative stress markers, and histopathological changes of rat hippocampus [PDF]
Biochemistry and Biophysics ReportsBackground: Opium addiction can affect various organs such as the liver, intestine, kidney, and brain. The hippocampus is one of the brain regions affected early on in Alzheimer's disease and has a vital role in neurogenesis, cognitive function, and ...
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The Relationship between Opium Addiction and the Severity of Atherosclerosis, Lipid Profile, Inflammatory Cytokines, and Renal Function in Non-diabetic Patients Subjected to Angiography [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Despite traditional beliefs about the beneficial effects of opium use, current evidence suggests an adverse effect of this substance on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
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Effect of Opium Addiction on Aspirin Resistance in Stable Angina Pectoris [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2014 Background: The rate of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries is approximately 60% and it is still has an increasing trend. The clinical effectiveness of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular events has been well proven.
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Changes in Serum Biochemical Factors Associated with Opium Addiction after Addiction Desertion [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2014 Introduction: The long time use of opium has some effects on serums biochemical factors, the determination of this variation is a new approach in understanding off addiction and relive of drug abuser health.
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