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Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies
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A joint program is now established between the Iranian National Center fot Addiction Studies and the Swiss National Science Foundation
Smartphone intervention in opioid addiction in Iran
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.
Center members
Dr. Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
Dr. Mohammad Reza Zarrindast
Dr. Azarakhsh Mokri
