Zahra Alam Mehrjerdi

TL;DR: Health providers especially clinicians and emergency medicine specialists should consider colloquial words that Iranian drug users apply and special training courses should be designed and implemented for clinicians in Iran to inform them about methamphetamine and its frequently used colloquIAL words in the community.

TL;DR: It is emphasized that health policy makers should consider the immediate needs of drug users, their families and the community to be informed about the detrimental health effects associated with methamphetamine-associated psychosis.

TL;DR: Reasons associated with initial and continued co-use of heroin kerack with MA, factors associated with treatment entry and the differences between regular and recreational co-users should be specifically considered in designing and tailoring drug use treatment programs for this group.

TL;DR: Deeper exploration of the relationship between shared methamphetamine injection and sexual risk among Iranian methamphetamine injectors would benefit HIV/sexually transmitted infection prevention efforts and existing psychosocial interventions for methamphetamine-injecting population may need to be adapted to better meet the risks of shared methamphetamine injections.

TL;DR: There is a need for conducting epidemiological studies on methamphetamine injection in Iran to investigate the prevalence of methamphetamine injection, the spread of blood-borne infection diseases and control its health implications in all parts of the country.