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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

Predictive factors of thoracic aortic calcification in patients candidate for cardiac surgery.
Bagheri A, Shirani S, Jalali A, Salehbeigi S, Bagheri J
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Mar 23;19(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02636-8. PMID: 38521956Free PMC Article
The effect of buprenorphine vs methadone on sleep breathing disorders.
Adimi Naghan P, Setareh J, Malekmohammad M
Adv Respir Med 2021;89(4):439-443. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0160. PMID: 33871044
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
Opioid Prescribing in an Opioid Crisis: What Basic Skills Should an Oncologist Have Regarding Opioid Therapy?
Arthur J, Reddy A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2019 Apr 1;20(5):39. doi: 10.1007/s11864-019-0636-3. PMID: 30937544
Opium Addiction and Ischemic Stroke in Isfahan, Iran: A Case-Control Study.
Ebrahimi H, Haghjoo Javanmard S, Asgary S, Dehghani L, Amiri M, Saadatnia M
Eur Neurol 2018;79(1-2):82-85. Epub 2017 Dec 22 doi: 10.1159/000485098. PMID: 29275418

Diagnosis

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 associated with illicit opium use.
Wong J, Bourke E, Roberts V, Lim SM, Johnson D, Hamblin PS, Karunajeewa H, Greene S
Intern Med J 2020 Feb;50(2):239-242. doi: 10.1111/imj.14729. PMID: 32037702
Opioid Prescribing in an Opioid Crisis: What Basic Skills Should an Oncologist Have Regarding Opioid Therapy?
Arthur J, Reddy A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2019 Apr 1;20(5):39. doi: 10.1007/s11864-019-0636-3. PMID: 30937544
Burton's Line from Chronic Lead Intoxication.
Helmich F, Lock G
N Engl J Med 2018 Nov 8;379(19):e35. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1801693. PMID: 30403939
First case report of atypical disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in an opium abuser in Iran.
Hashemi SA, Badirzadeh A, Sabzevari S, Nouri A, Seyyedin M
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2018;60:e5. Epub 2018 Feb 15 doi: 10.1590/s1678-9946201860005. PMID: 29451599Free PMC Article

Therapy

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
American Civil War medical practice, the post-bellum opium crisis and modern comparisons.
Lande RG
Hist Psychiatry 2020 Dec;31(4):483-494. Epub 2020 Aug 2 doi: 10.1177/0957154X20946304. PMID: 32744090
Opioid Prescribing in an Opioid Crisis: What Basic Skills Should an Oncologist Have Regarding Opioid Therapy?
Arthur J, Reddy A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2019 Apr 1;20(5):39. doi: 10.1007/s11864-019-0636-3. PMID: 30937544
Opium Withdrawal Delirium: Two Case Reports.
Sharma RC, Kumar R, Sharma DD, Kanwar P
Psychopharmacol Bull 2017 Jan 26;47(1):48-51. PMID: 28138205Free PMC Article
Twelve-month maintenance treatment of opium-dependent patients.
Ahmadi J, Babaee-Beigi M, Alishahi M, Maany I, Hidari T
J Subst Abuse Treat 2004 Jan;26(1):363-6. doi: 10.1016/s0740-5472(03)00141-7. PMID: 14698800

Prognosis

Predictive factors of thoracic aortic calcification in patients candidate for cardiac surgery.
Bagheri A, Shirani S, Jalali A, Salehbeigi S, Bagheri J
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Mar 23;19(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02636-8. PMID: 38521956Free PMC Article
Neuromuscular manifestations of lead poisoning in opium and herbal users in Iran.
Okhovat AA, Ansari B, Basiri K, Fatehi F
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2020 Dec;176(10):856-863. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2019.12.004. PMID: 32139183
Candida parapsilosis endocarditis in an intravenous drug abuser: an autopsy report.
Madakshira MG, Bal A, ShivaPrakash, Rathi M, Vijayvergiya R
Cardiovasc Pathol 2018 Sep-Oct;36:30-34. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2018.05.005. PMID: 30005395
First case report of atypical disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in an opium abuser in Iran.
Hashemi SA, Badirzadeh A, Sabzevari S, Nouri A, Seyyedin M
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2018;60:e5. Epub 2018 Feb 15 doi: 10.1590/s1678-9946201860005. PMID: 29451599Free PMC Article
Opium Addiction and Ischemic Stroke in Isfahan, Iran: A Case-Control Study.
Ebrahimi H, Haghjoo Javanmard S, Asgary S, Dehghani L, Amiri M, Saadatnia M
Eur Neurol 2018;79(1-2):82-85. Epub 2017 Dec 22 doi: 10.1159/000485098. PMID: 29275418

Clinical prediction guides

Predictive factors of thoracic aortic calcification in patients candidate for cardiac surgery.
Bagheri A, Shirani S, Jalali A, Salehbeigi S, Bagheri J
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Mar 23;19(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02636-8. PMID: 38521956Free PMC Article
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
The effect of buprenorphine vs methadone on sleep breathing disorders.
Adimi Naghan P, Setareh J, Malekmohammad M
Adv Respir Med 2021;89(4):439-443. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0160. PMID: 33871044
Opium use and the risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Mohebbi E, Hadji M, Rashidian H, Rezaianzadeh A, Marzban M, Haghdoost AA, Naghibzadeh Tahami A, Moradi A, Gholipour M, Najafi F, Safari-Faramani R, Alizadeh-Navaei R, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Bakhshi M, Nejatizadeh A, Mahmoudi M, Shahidsales S, Ahmadi-Simab S, Arabi Mianroodi AA, Seyyedsalehi MS, Hosseini B, Peyghambari V, Shirkhoda M, Shirkoohi R, Ebrahimi E, Manifar S, Mohagheghi MA, Rozek L, Brennan P, Poustchi H, Etemadi A, Pukkala E, Schüz J, Malekzadeh R, Weiderpass E, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Boffetta P, Kamanagar F, Zendehdel K
Int J Cancer 2021 Mar 1;148(5):1066-1076. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33289. PMID: 32895947
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

Recent systematic reviews

Risk of head and neck cancer among opium users.
Mohebbi E, Alimoradi Z, Rozek LS, Mohebbi A, Jafari E
Arch Oral Biol 2024 Jan;157:105846. Epub 2023 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2023.105846. PMID: 37980840
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
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
Blood lead concentration among oral/inhaled opium users: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Farnia V, Pirsaheb M, Azadi NA, Mansouri B, Radmehr F
Crit Rev Toxicol 2021 Jan;51(1):24-35. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1080/10408444.2020.1864722. PMID: 33528296
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

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