[Epidemiological and clinical profile of cannabis users at the Addiction Care and Prevention Centre of the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon].

Autor:	Bohongwe HHD; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Eyoum C; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun.; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Basseguin JGA; Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Andong AM; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Mamguem LF; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Tsague PD; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Njiengwe E; Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie, Hôpital Laquintinie de Douala, Douala, Cameroun., Karila L; Centre d´Enseignement, de Recherche et de Traitement des Addictions, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Université Paris Saclay, UR PSYCOMADD, Paris, France.
Jazyk:	francouzština
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2023 Mar 22; Vol. 44, pp. 143. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2023.44.143.38666
Abstrakt:	Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the world. It is consumed by age groups, the main ones being adolescents and young adults. Its consumption leads to somatic, psychiatric and social complications. Data in our context are scarce. The purpose of our work was to describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with cannabis addiction at the Centre for Care, Support and Prevention of the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients followed from March 2021 to July 2022 for cannabis addiction at the Addiction Care, Support and Prevention Center of the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala. The diagnosis of use disorder was based on a dependency syndrome related to cannabis use (single event usage). Data entry and analysis were performed using SPSS version 7.1 software. Of the 45 cases of cannabis addiction, 44 (98%) were male patients with an average age of 21,97 years. The most affected age group was between 20 and 24 years (28/44 or 63%); 49% of consumers were students, 62% of mothers accompanying patient to the consultation. The age of cannabis use initiation was 16 years (31%), the most commonly used form of cannabis was herbal (100%) and 100% of patients used inhalation (smoking). The most common complication was amotivational syndrome (31%). Cannabis use initiation occurs at an early age. The most commonly used form of cannabis is herbal administered through inhalation (smoking). The most common complications are amotivational syndrome, cognitive disorders, sleep disorders and withdrawal syndrome. Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d´intérêts. (Copyright: Hugo Hermann Divahe Bohongwe et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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