Mission

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Research Center for Prevention of Substance Abuse with an efficient, up-to-date and active human resources and research structure in the field of prevention, harm reduction and treatment of substance abuse intends with the professional ability and knowledge of committed and specialized forces of the center and others. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences affiliated units and inter-sectoral cooperation of related organizations in the region and in the future in the country to provide their services at different levels of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation to researchers, therapists and health planners.

 

Goals                                                           

 

                Epidemiology and etiology of addiction areas

Recognize the appearance of addiction in the country

  Epidemiology of substance use

 Epidemiology of substance use in specific groups (women, students, workplace, etc.)

  Changing the pattern of substance use

  Cohort studies in addiction

  Medical and psychological effects of addiction

 Comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and addiction

  Etiology of addiction with the priority of demographic, family, social, cognitive factors and Causes and increase in addiction-related deaths referred to forensic centers

 

                                          Prevent

    Provide models for addiction prevention

Investigation of factors protecting against addiction in high-risk groups

  Empowering adolescents and young people against addiction

  Investigate the risk factors for substance abuse

  Identify the study of groups at risk of addiction

 New methods of prevention (informational, emotional, alternative, resistance skills, social skills)

  Prevention programs (school-based, community-based, family-centered, environmental change, etc.)

  The effect of social factors affecting addiction

  Evaluate addiction prevention programs in the country

 

              Treatment and prevention of recurrence

 New methods of psychotherapy (individual, group and family therapy and counseling)

 Social interventions (social support treatment methods)

  Medical treatments (treatment with agonists, detoxification, hospitalization, community-based therapy, etc.)

  Carrying out the needs of therapists, preparing and compiling training packages for them

 Complementary or alternative therapy (acupuncture, pinotherapy, herbal medicine, spiritual therapy)

  Factors affecting recurrence

  Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of common medical interventions in the country

 

                   Social spheres of addiction

  Evaluation includes: (evaluation of achievement of goals, cost-effectiveness, and cost-benefit)

 Monitor and evaluate harm reduction programs

  Assessing and monitoring changes in social issues and implementing social security plans

Empowerment Assessment of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community-Based (SAM)

  The effectiveness of propaganda programs against drugs and psychotropic substances

 

    Making questions

Construction and standardization of questionnaires

 

       Basic science of addiction

 Investigation of environmental interventions on addictive neural structures

 Study of hereditary addiction epidemiology

 Immediate study of emerging materials and chemical analysis of their compounds

 Investigation of genetic backgrounds of addiction

 Neurological aspects of addiction

 Investigate the biological neurological aspects of addiction