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Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Background: Substance abuse has a variety of causes. It consists of environmental, biological, sociocultural, and biological aspects.

Aim: This study's main goal was to investigate how recurrent high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) affected people with substance use disorders' desire (DLPFC).

Methods: This interventional study was conducted in El Hussein hospital outpatient clinic through 6 months. This study was conducted on 30 including. All patients were divided into 2 groups: sham group included 15 patients and active group included 15 patients.

Results: The Follow-up Desire to Use Substances ranged from 4 to 7 in the Sham group with a mean and SD of 5.8 and 0.71, while it ranged from 3 to 4 in the Active group with a mean and SD of 3.33 and 0.36, with a statistically significant difference (p0.001) between the two groups.

Conclusion: In conclusion, the findings of this investigation support the hypothesis that a course of rTMS over the left DLPFC may be an effective strategy for lowering desire in patients with substance use disorders.Our present research helps develop additional add-on medications for opioid cessation therapies.

Keywords

addiction; repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS); craving

Subject Area

Psychiatry

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