Mental Health and Quality of Life of Drug Dependents Treated by Methadone Maintenance in Three-Month Period, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Abstract

Drug dependence was one of the most common social damages in Iran. The main aim of study was the assessment of mental health and quality of life of addicts who were under methadone maintenance treatment in three-month period in Anar, Iran. 2013. This was a descriptive and causal-comparative study the statistical population is all of addict in Bandar Abbas, 100 drug dependents that were referred to the medical clinic and treated by methadone maintenance were selected by random sampling and they were measured with WHO-QOL-BREF, GHQ-28 questionnaire. The findings of this study indicate that there is a significant difference between mental health in the beginning of the treatment and after three months, and also there is a significant difference between the quality of the life scales in the beginning of the treatment and after the three months. Final analyze shows that the quality of life and mental health of addicts who is in treated by methadone maintenance will be improved after three months.