Opioid Abuse throughout History

Document Type : Editorial

Authors

1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of History of Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Iran Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

10.30476/rhm.2025.51039

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Mohammad Mahdi Ghazimoradi (Google Scholar)

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Journal of Research on History of Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3
August 2025
Pages 183-186

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