DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i09.013

Pages: 1388-1391

Objective: The objectives of the study are to evaluate the socio-demographic, clinical characteristics as well as the impact of Covid 19 on the addictive behavior during the period of sanitary confinement. Methods: This study included a sample of 70 patients followed in the addiction treatment center of Ar-Razi university psychiatric hospital in salé, for an addiction problem during the sanitary Covid19 quarantine. A questionnaire has been developed for this occasion. Results: The average age of our patients is 33 years old, 85.7% of them were male, 95.8% live in an urban area, 60% were without profession, 38.5% of them had an history of inpatient detoxification, 71% tried a withdrawal treatment. Psychiatric and somatic comorbidities were respectively among 60%, and 8.5% of our population. Almost half of patients (51%) reported having reduced their consumption during this period of confinement. Conclusion: COVID-19 and addictions are two epidemiological threats to public health. Many efforts are being made to raise public awareness of the deleterious effects of addictions and the risk of corona virus contamination. Public health programs could be developed along the lines of those already in existence to prevent and manage these disorders.