Evaluation of urinary trace element levels in patients with opioid use disorder undergoing methadone treatment in western Iran

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 5662 - 9
• Main Authors: Nakhaee, Samaneh, Zadeh, Alireza Amirabadi, Madadjoo, Yazdan, Azadi, Nammam Ali, Mansouri, Borhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.03.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/638; 692/308; 692/499; 692/700; Arsenic; Arsenic - analysis; Cadmium; Cadmium - analysis; Chromium; Chromium - analysis; Copper; Copper - analysis; Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Heavy metals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Iran; Lead; Lead - analysis; Manganese; Manganese - analysis; Metal concentrations; Methadone; Methadone - therapeutic use; Methadone treatment; multidisciplinary; Narcotics; Nitric acid; Opioid use disorder; Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy; Opioids; Perchloric acid; Regression analysis; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Selenium; Selenium - analysis; Substance use disorder; Trace elements; Trace elements (nutrients); Trace Elements - analysis; Zinc; Zinc - analysis; Iran; Methadone treatment; Trace elements; Opioid use disorder; Heavy metals

The monitoring of essential and toxic elements in patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) undergoing methadone treatment (MT) is important, and there is limited previous research on the urinary levels of these elements in MT patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze certain elements in...