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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2012

Cytogenetic risks and possible adverse health effects by narcotic substances dependent.

Abolfazl Movafagh, Ali Haeri, Ali Asghar Kolahi, Hossein Hassani-Moghadam

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Abolfazl MovafaghDepartment of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ali Haeri
Ali Asghar Kolahi
Hossein Hassani-Moghadam

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objectivesIllicit drug abuse has crossed social, economic, and geographical borders, and remains one of the major health problems that modern society is facing worldwide. The role of multiple drug abuse as a basic for chromosome damage has been overlooked and it is important to determine its possible adverse health effects. This study aimed to compare the frequency of chromosomal damages between drug addicts and free drug controls.

methodsCytogenetic study was obtained from 146 illicit drug-users and 200 free drug controls. Subjects were grouped into three categories depending on main drug of dependence.

resultsCytogenetic studies on cultured lymphocytes showed an increase the frequency of chromosomal damages among addicts including opiate (5.89%), heroin (7.65%), and crystal (4.9%) when compared with drug free controls (1.45%). The frequency of chromosomal abnormalities was breaks, gaps, marker, and acentric, respectively.

conclusionsOur findings are also important as they are among the first to suggest here, illicit drug addiction continue to be significant public health problems in Iran.

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Addictioncytogenetichealth effectsillicit drugIranprevention

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PMCPMC3445275

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