ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2011
Is opium addiction a risk factor for bone loss?
Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and osteoporosis among older adults: a cross-sectional study on PERSIAN cohort study in Fasa.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of Low Bone Mass Density: Serological versus Radiological Methods.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of Neurological Disorders on Bone Health.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- An Investigation of the Risk Factors of Osteoporosis and the Correlation between Opium Consumption and Osteoporosis in Adults.Addiction & health · 2017Article
- The Effects of Family-Centered Problem-Solving Education on Relapse Rate, Self Efficacy and Self Esteem Among Substance Abusers.International journal of high risk behaviors & addiction · 2016Article
- Effects of opium consumption on coronary artery disease risk factors and oral health: Results of Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk factors Study a population-based survey on 5900 subjects aged 15-75 years.International journal of preventive medicine · 2015Article
- A Comparison of Blood-lead Level (BLL) in Opium-dependant Addicts With Healthy Control Group Using the Graphite Furnace/atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GF-AAS) Followed by Chemometric Analysis.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundDrug abuse is one of the most important public health problems worldwide as in Iran. The aim of present study was to determine whether opium addiction can affect bone mineral density or not.
methodsFifty opium addicted and 50 non-addicted volunteer men aged between 25-45 were enrolled. The subjects with positive history of other osteoporosis risk factors were excluded. The vertebral bone density and potential confounders (age, cigarette smoking and body mass index) were measured in all subjects.
resultsTwenty six percent of non-addicted vs. 56% of addicted subjects had vertebral osteopenia. According to adjusted ORs, addiction to opium (OR: 3.08, CI95% 1.20-7.92) and age (OR: 1.11 CI95% 1.03-1.20) were significantly related to vertebral bone loss.
conclusionOpium addicted patients were more susceptible to bone loss than non-addicted individuals. So,early screening and conducting prevention programs should be taken into consideration for this high risk group.
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