Bilateral Wrist Drop Due to Lead Poisoning in a Young Woman With Opium Addiction. [PDF]
Clin Med Insights Case Rep, 2022 Opium addiction can cause symptoms in the central or peripheral neurological systems, as well as gastrointestinal disorders and anemia; in such situations, lead poisoning should be considered and chelation therapy should be started as soon as possible ...
Azadeh H +4 more
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Investigating the Relationship between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), Opium Addiction, and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome. [PDF]
Addict Health, 2023 Background: Atherosclerosis has an essential role in causing cardiovascular diseases. Various factors affect the risk of coronary artery atherosclerosis, and the increase in the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a primary marker for detecting ...
Enhesari A +6 more
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Impacts of opium addiction on patterns of angiographic findings in patients with acute coronary syndrome. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Opium is one of the most abused substances in the Middle East. The effects of opium use on coronary artery disease (CAD) are a matter of debate. This study aimed to assess the association between opium use and angiographic findings as well as the ...
Abdiardekani A +11 more
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Characteristics of self introduced addicts in Ardebil
Payesh, 2005 Objective(s): To study characteristics and opium use pattern in patients attended to Ardebil addiction treatment center. Methods: In this retrospective and descriptive analytic study the characteristics of the self-introduced addicts attended to Ardebil ...
Amani F, Sadeghieh S, Salamati P
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From Drug War to Culture War: Russia’s Growing Role in the Global Drug Debate [PDF]
, 2014 No abstract ...
Marshall, Alexander
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Hematological Changes in Opium Addicted Diabetic Rats
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction, 2013 Chronic opioid treatment in animal models has shown to alter hematological parameters.The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological effects of opium on the number of peripheral blood cells and red blood cells (RBCs) indices in diabetic rats.Peripheral blood samples were collected from diabetic, opium-addicted, diabetic opium-addicted and normal ...
Asadikaram, Gholamreza +5 more
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Effects of opium on cholesterol metabolism in rats fed normal and high-fat/high-cholesterol diet
Toxicology ReportsThere is a misconception that opium can lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the influences of opium on the expression of key cholesterol metabolism genes in the liver and intestine of rats receiving a ...
Elaheh Ebrahimi +3 more
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Preventing effect of vitamin E on oocytes apoptosis in morphinetreated mice [PDF]
, 2013 Several studies have shown that Morphine Sulfate affects on fertility, embryogenesis and consequent pregnancy loss and ultrastructural alterations of oocytes in animal model.
Asadi, E. +3 more
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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 ...
Ebrahim Abbasi +6 more
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The Relationship between Opioid Addiction and Diameter of the Common Bile Duct [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2016 Introduction: According to statistics, opioid addiction is quite common in Iran. Pathologic dilatation of the Common Bile Duct (CBD) may be caused by mechanical obstruction or opioid consumption; the latter is especially common among chronic opium ...
Bita Dadpour +6 more
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