Table 1. Studies on Drug Prevention and Treatmenta.
| Author | Date | Location | Sample | Finding(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Haye (17) | 2004 | Jamaica | - | community prevention programs are effective |
| Mojtabazadeh et al. (20) | 2008 | Iran | 478 | suggestion prevention programs |
| The Colombo plan (21) | 2011 | Iran | - | training youth leaders about prevention drugs |
| Vazirian (22) | 2003 | Iran | - | preventive programs should be multifaceted |
| Sharifi et al. (23) | 2012 | Iran | 1372 | many addicted patients preferred self-therapies |
| Haghdoost et al. (25) | 2011 | Iran | - | HIV epidemic pattern will change from unsafe injection to unprotected sex |
| Shoenbaum et al. (26) | 1989 | USA | 452 | social settings and behavior-related factors of drug use predispose people for HIV |
| Rafiey et al. (30) | 2009 | Iran | 2091 | needle and syringe sharing increased in female IDUs, jobless ones, and people with illegal income |
| Noori et al. (31) | 2012 | Iran | 150 | MMT could play a major role in reducing HIV through decreasing heroin use |
| Kaiser Family Foundation (32) | 2010 | Iran | - | harm reduction had become an official policy in Iran |
| Dolan et al. (37) | 2011 | Iran | 78 | services needed for women to facilitate their entry into drug treatment |
| Fahimfar et al. (38) | 2013 | Iran | 442 | increasing female centers for the treatment of drug abuse could be effective in decreasing HIV |
aAbbreviations: MMT, methadone maintenance treatment; IDU, injecting drug use.