Awareness and Attitude Towards Opioid and Stimulant Use and Lifetime Prevalence of the Drugs: A Study in 5 Large Cities of Iran

Elham Mohebbi ¹, Ali Akbar Haghdoost ², Alireza Noroozi ^3,4, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani ⁵, Ahmad Hajebi ⁶, Roya Nikbakht ², Maryam Mehrabi ^7,8, Akram Jabbarinejad Kermani ⁹, Mahshid Salemianpour ², Mohammad Reza Baneshi ² *

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