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Opium dependence

MedGen UID:
572765
•Concept ID:
C0338777
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Addiction, Opium; Dependence, Opium; Opium Addiction; Opium Dependence
SNOMED CT: Opium dependence (231480002)

Definition

Strong physiological and emotional dependence on OPIUM. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOpium dependence

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Haplotype-Based Association and In Silico Studies of OPRM1 Gene Variants with Susceptibility to Opioid Dependence Among Addicted Iranians Undergoing Methadone Treatment.
Tolami HF, Sharafshah A, Tolami LF, Keshavarz P
J Mol Neurosci 2020 Apr;70(4):504-513. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s12031-019-01443-4. PMID: 31853823
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal.
Rahimi-Movaghar A, Gholami J, Amato L, Hoseinie L, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Amin-Esmaeili M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jun 21;6(6):CD007522. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007522.pub2. PMID: 29929212Free PMC Article
A case-control study of psychosocial risk and protective factors of self-immolation in Iran.
Ahmadi A, Mohammadi R, Almasi A, Amini-Saman J, Sadeghi-Bazargani H, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Svanström L
Burns 2015 Mar;41(2):386-93. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.025. PMID: 25406886

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with opium consumption in the Rafsanjan cohort study.
Jamali Z, Noroozi Karimabad M, Khalili P, Sadeghi T, Sayadi A, Mohammadakbari Rostamabadi F, La Vecchia C, Esmaeili-Nadimi A
Sci Rep 2022 Jul 7;12(1):11504. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13926-3. PMID: 35798768Free PMC Article
Lead poisoning among asymptomatic individuals with a long-term history of opiate use in Golestan Cohort Study.
Etemadi A, Hariri S, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Shayanrad A, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Dargan PI, Dawsey SM, Jones RL, Freedman ND, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC
Int J Drug Policy 2022 Jun;104:103695. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103695. PMID: 35472727Free PMC Article
Opium Usage and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Singh G, Jaiswal A, Goel AD, Raghav P
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021 Mar 1;22(3):661-670. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.661. PMID: 33773527Free PMC Article
Carcinogenicity of opium consumption.
IARC Monographs Vol 126 group
Lancet Oncol 2020 Nov;21(11):1407-1408. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30611-2. PMID: 33038940
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal.
Rahimi-Movaghar A, Gholami J, Amato L, Hoseinie L, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Amin-Esmaeili M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jun 21;6(6):CD007522. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007522.pub2. PMID: 29929212Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Interleukin-33 and Soluble ST2 as Potential Biomarkers of Cancer in Opium Users: A Nested Case-Control Study.
Firouzabadi N, Javdani K, Dehshahri A
Iran J Med Sci 2022 Nov;47(6):541-548. doi: 10.30476/IJMS.2021.92335.2360. PMID: 36380972Free PMC Article
Opium Usage and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Singh G, Jaiswal A, Goel AD, Raghav P
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021 Mar 1;22(3):661-670. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.661. PMID: 33773527Free PMC Article
Survival features, prognostic factors, and determinants of diagnosis and treatment among Iranian patients with pancreatic cancer, a prospective study.
Sheikh M, Masoudi S, Bakhshandeh R, Moayyedkazemi A, Zamani F, Nikfam S, Mansouri M, Shishavan NG, Nikeghbalian S, Brennan P, Malekzadeh R, Pourshams A
PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0243511. Epub 2020 Dec 4 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243511. PMID: 33275621Free PMC Article
Led Astray.
Young S, Chen L, Palatnick W, Wong P, Wong J
N Engl J Med 2020 Aug 6;383(6):578-583. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps1900799. PMID: 32757528
Lead poisoning among opium users in Iran: an emerging health hazard.
Hayatbakhsh MM, Oghabian Z, Conlon E, Nakhaee S, Amirabadizadeh AR, Zahedi MJ, Darvish Moghadam S, Ahmadi B, Soroush S, Aaseth J, Mehrpour O
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 2017 Oct 5;12(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13011-017-0127-0. PMID: 28982369Free PMC Article

Therapy

Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with opium consumption in the Rafsanjan cohort study.
Jamali Z, Noroozi Karimabad M, Khalili P, Sadeghi T, Sayadi A, Mohammadakbari Rostamabadi F, La Vecchia C, Esmaeili-Nadimi A
Sci Rep 2022 Jul 7;12(1):11504. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13926-3. PMID: 35798768Free PMC Article
Lead poisoning among asymptomatic individuals with a long-term history of opiate use in Golestan Cohort Study.
Etemadi A, Hariri S, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Shayanrad A, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Dargan PI, Dawsey SM, Jones RL, Freedman ND, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC
Int J Drug Policy 2022 Jun;104:103695. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103695. PMID: 35472727Free PMC Article
Opium Usage and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Singh G, Jaiswal A, Goel AD, Raghav P
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021 Mar 1;22(3):661-670. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.661. PMID: 33773527Free PMC Article
Carcinogenicity of opium consumption.
IARC Monographs Vol 126 group
Lancet Oncol 2020 Nov;21(11):1407-1408. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30611-2. PMID: 33038940
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal.
Rahimi-Movaghar A, Gholami J, Amato L, Hoseinie L, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Amin-Esmaeili M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jun 21;6(6):CD007522. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007522.pub2. PMID: 29929212Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Long-Term Effects of Opium Consumption Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A 10-year Follow-Up Study.
Amoli AI, Oraii A, Aghajani F, Jameie M, Lotfi Z, Jalali A, Shafiee A, Najafi MS, Lotfi-Tokaldany M, Mortazavi SH, Ghavami M, Amat-Santos IJ, Mansouri MH, Aghajani H
Glob Heart 2024;19(1):38. Epub 2024 Apr 24 doi: 10.5334/gh.1315. PMID: 38681970Free PMC Article
Interleukin-33 and Soluble ST2 as Potential Biomarkers of Cancer in Opium Users: A Nested Case-Control Study.
Firouzabadi N, Javdani K, Dehshahri A
Iran J Med Sci 2022 Nov;47(6):541-548. doi: 10.30476/IJMS.2021.92335.2360. PMID: 36380972Free PMC Article
The Association of Opium Abuse with Mortality Amongst Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Iranian Population.
Mirahmadizadeh A, Heiran A, Dadvar A, Moradian MJ, Sharifi MH, Sahebi R
J Prev (2022) 2022 Aug;43(4):485-497. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1007/s10935-022-00687-y. PMID: 35653048Free PMC Article
Lead poisoning among asymptomatic individuals with a long-term history of opiate use in Golestan Cohort Study.
Etemadi A, Hariri S, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Shayanrad A, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Dargan PI, Dawsey SM, Jones RL, Freedman ND, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC
Int J Drug Policy 2022 Jun;104:103695. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103695. PMID: 35472727Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes of Common Bile Duct Dilation in Patients Who Use Opium.
Radmard AR, Khorasanizadeh F, Poustchi H, Kooraki S, Mirminachi B, Sharafkhah M, Jafari E, Hashemi Taheri AP, Sotoudehmanesh R, Mohamadnejad M, Malekzadeh R, Merat S
Am J Med Sci 2018 Jul;356(1):39-46. Epub 2018 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2018.04.003. PMID: 30049329

Clinical prediction guides

Interleukin-33 and Soluble ST2 as Potential Biomarkers of Cancer in Opium Users: A Nested Case-Control Study.
Firouzabadi N, Javdani K, Dehshahri A
Iran J Med Sci 2022 Nov;47(6):541-548. doi: 10.30476/IJMS.2021.92335.2360. PMID: 36380972Free PMC Article
The Association of Opium Abuse with Mortality Amongst Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Iranian Population.
Mirahmadizadeh A, Heiran A, Dadvar A, Moradian MJ, Sharifi MH, Sahebi R
J Prev (2022) 2022 Aug;43(4):485-497. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1007/s10935-022-00687-y. PMID: 35653048Free PMC Article
Lead poisoning among asymptomatic individuals with a long-term history of opiate use in Golestan Cohort Study.
Etemadi A, Hariri S, Hassanian-Moghaddam H, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Shayanrad A, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Dargan PI, Dawsey SM, Jones RL, Freedman ND, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC
Int J Drug Policy 2022 Jun;104:103695. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103695. PMID: 35472727Free PMC Article
Cognitive Impairment in Opium Use Disorder.
Sanjari Moghaddam H, Shadloo B, Shahkhah H, Tafakhori A, Haghshomar M, Meshkat S, Aghamollaii V
Behav Neurol 2021;2021:5548623. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1155/2021/5548623. PMID: 34373762Free PMC Article
Rosa Damascena oil improved sexual function and testosterone in male patients with opium use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy-results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Farnia V, Tatari F, Alikhani M, Shakeri J, Taghizadeh M, Karbasizadeh H, Sadeghi Bahmani D, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S
Drug Alcohol Depend 2017 Jul 1;176:117-125. Epub 2017 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.008. PMID: 28531768

Recent systematic reviews

Opium Use and Cancer Risk: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
Mansouri M, Naghshi S, Parsaeian M, G Sepanlou S, Poustchi H, Momayez Sanat Z, Sadeghi O, Pourshams A
Int J Clin Pract 2022;2022:5397449. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1155/2022/5397449. PMID: 35685572Free PMC Article
A systematic review of clinical and laboratory findings of lead poisoning: lessons from case reports.
Samarghandian S, Shirazi FM, Saeedi F, Roshanravan B, Pourbagher-Shahri AM, Khorasani EY, Farkhondeh T, Aaseth JO, Abdollahi M, Mehrpour O
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021 Oct 15;429:115681. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115681. PMID: 34416225
Opium Usage and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Singh G, Jaiswal A, Goel AD, Raghav P
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021 Mar 1;22(3):661-670. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.3.661. PMID: 33773527Free PMC Article
Opium use and cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nakhaee S, Amirabadizadeh A, Qorbani M, Lamarine RJ, Mehrpour O
Crit Rev Toxicol 2020 Mar;50(3):201-212. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/10408444.2020.1740972. PMID: 32228217
Pharmacological therapies for management of opium withdrawal.
Rahimi-Movaghar A, Gholami J, Amato L, Hoseinie L, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Amin-Esmaeili M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jun 21;6(6):CD007522. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007522.pub2. PMID: 29929212Free PMC Article

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