Reshaping addiction harm reduction program in Iran: The Ministry of Health’s journey from reactive measures to strategic optimization

Hamid Reza Fathi, Hadi Zarafshan, Hamid Sharifi, Ahmad Hajebi, Seyed Ebrahim Ghoddousi, Ghobad Moradi, Mohammadreza Shalbafan

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DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1
Published: 2026-08-19
Container: Harm Reduction Journal
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1,
  title = {Reshaping addiction harm reduction program in Iran: The Ministry of Health’s journey from reactive measures to strategic optimization},
  author = {Hamid Reza Fathi and Hadi Zarafshan and Hamid Sharifi and Ahmad Hajebi and Seyed Ebrahim Ghoddousi and Ghobad Moradi and Mohammadreza Shalbafan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Harm Reduction Journal},
  doi = {10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1}
}

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DO  - 10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1
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Fathi, H. R., Zarafshan, H., Sharifi, H., Hajebi, A., Ghoddousi, S. E., Moradi, G., & Shalbafan, M. (2026). Reshaping addiction harm reduction program in Iran: The Ministry of Health’s journey from reactive measures to strategic optimization. Harm Reduction Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-026-01510-1

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