The Frequency and Pattern of Substance Use in Outpatients of General Hospitals

Background:Patients with addictions have many acute and chronic medical illnesses, both related and unrelated to their addictions. In spite of high incidence of   substance-related disabilities, substance abuse is usually underdiagnosed in general   hospitals. The objective of the present study was...

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Main Authors: Behrouz Birashk, Serveh Faraji, Asma Aghebati, Mehdi Nasr Esfahani, Azizeh Afkham Ebrahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2010-11-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-117&slc_lang=en&sid=1