Sedigheh Barzehkar - Resident, Neurosciences Research Center AND Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mohammad Hossein Gozashti - Associate Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Kouros Divsalar - Researcher, Neurosciences Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mahdieh Mashrouteh - General Practitioner, Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Amir Hossein Darvishi-Lardi - Student of Medicine, Infectious Disease and Tropical Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Background: Iran is one of the major consumers of opium and opiate substances in the world. Addiction has become a very important issue in the ۲۱st century and an urgent one in Iran. The consumption of this substance leaves a variety of impacts on the human body. The goal of this study is to investigate the changes of the biochemical parameters derived from opiate substances in addicts during their treatment.Methods: This is a cross-sectional research that focused on ۴۰ individuals dependent on the consumption of opium. Their blood samples were taken before and during treatment, and their fasting blood sugar (FBS), sodium, calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, urea, uric acid, total protein, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and total cholesterol were measured. Data were analyzed by SPSS using paired t-test.Findings: The results showed that serum uric acid, LDL, cholesterol, and the total protein levels significantly decreased during the treatment in comparison with the time before the treatment (P < ۰.۰۵۰). Yet, the serum fasting glucose, urea, creatinine, HDL, triglycerides, calcium, phosphorous, sodium, and potassium showed no significant change the time prior and during the treatment.Conclusion: Given the findings of the analysis, opium addiction has a number of destructive impacts on the lipid profile and uric acid. In addition, the level of total protein decreased during the treatment.

Dependence on opium, Blood biochemical parameters, Addiction treatment, Opium