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Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
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Iraqi Anti-Drug Management Delegation Visits the Iranian National Addiction Studies Center
Following the first joint meeting of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq on drug control held at the Iranian Drug Control Headquarters, a group of Iraqi experts visited the National Addiction Studies Center. During the visit, the Iraqi delegation became acquainted with the center's various activities, including its treatment and laboratory sections, and gained insight into modern methods of addiction treatment and prevention.
A joint program is now established between the Iranian National Center fot Addiction Studies and the Swiss National Science Foundation
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Published in " THE LANCET" : The Most Important Article by Iranian Researchers on "Iran's Progress and Challenges in Health"
Iranian researchers in "Iran in Transition", the article which was published in the April 2019 in International Journal of The Lancet, have broadly examined the health status in Iran over the past centuries up to now.
WHO Collaboration Center
The Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) is considered as the main body of research in addiction in Iran and is affiliated to the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Due to outstanding activities of INCAS and its high contribution in international projects, the center was designated as a WHO collaborating center (INCAS-WHO CC) in 2013.
Regional Knowledge Hub
With the initiative of the Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS) and the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Harm Reduction International (HRI), INCAS was designated as a Regional Knowledge Hub (KH) in the field of harm reduction. The main mission of the INCAS-KH is to promote harm reduction services at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through capacity building, technical assistance and providing consultancy.
Iraqi Anti-Drug Management Delegation Visits the Iranian National Addiction Studies Center
Center members
Dr. Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
Dr. Mohammad Reza Zarrindast
Dr. Azarakhsh Mokri
