Opium Addiction Increases Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (IL-1Ra) in the Coronary Artery Disease Patients [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: There is evidence that opium addiction has immunosuppressant effects. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition resulted from atherosclerosis which is dependent on the immune response.
Habibollah Saadat +2 more
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The Effects of Opium Addiction on the Immune System Function in Patients with Fungal Infection [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2016 Background: The use of narcotics such as opium exposes addicts as susceptible targets of different diseases so that they might easily be exposed to different diseases such as fungal infections.
Seyyed Amin Ayatollahi-Mousavi +4 more
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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
Gholamabbas Shahabinejad +4 more
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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-
Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian +8 more
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Paternal addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, and opium and the psychological distress of their youths in southeast Iran [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding paternal addiction to cigarettes, alcohol, and opium with psychological distress in youths.
Majid Kazemi +2 more
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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.
Mohammad Reza Afarinesh +5 more
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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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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.
Afsaneh Forood +2 more
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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 ...
Sina Bazmi +7 more
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The Effect of Opium Addiction on Arrhythmia Following Acute Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2012 The effect of opium addiction on the appearance of different types of arrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been assessed in few studies. This study is aimed to determine the effect of opium on post-MI arrhythmia and also to address the
Fatemeh Mirzaiepour +4 more
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