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Vulnerability factors of problematic cannabis use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2025

A. Mhalla ,
A. Ben Haouala ,
M. Ben Mbarek ,
N. Faouel ,
B. Amamou  and
F. Zaafrane
A. Mhalla
Affiliation:
Laboratory Research LR05E10 Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
A. Ben Haouala*
Affiliation:
Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
M. Ben Mbarek
Affiliation:
Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
N. Faouel
Affiliation:
Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
B. Amamou
Affiliation:
Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
F. Zaafrane
Affiliation:
Laboratory research LR05ES10, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The cannabis use has increased widely in Tunisia during the ten past years, especially in adolescents and young adults. Cannabis use can lead to mental and physical health problems.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to determine the factors associated to problematic cannabis use.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study including 115 subjects arrested for suspected drug use, carried out using a pre-established questionnaire, the CAST (Cannabis Abuse Screening Test) for the assessment of cannabis use, the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression scale, the 5-word Test of Dubois for memory evaluation, and the Rosenberg scale for the assessment of self-esteem.

A urine dosage of cannabis was also performed.

Results

The mean age of the study population was 25.19 ± 6.7 years. The sex ratio was 8.16. the problematic users represented 73.9% of the study population. The cannabis was used in the form of joints. Memory decline was noted in 73% of the cases, and 52% of users had anxiety and depression symptoms.

Problematic use was associated to male gender (p<0.001), to an age older than 21.5 years (p= 0.01), to early initiation (p= 0.005), to memory decline (p= 0.003) and the higher scores of anxiety (p< 0.001)

Conclusions

The frequency of cannabis consumption and the vulnerability factors of problematic use must be taken into account in prevention campaigns.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 68 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 33rd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2025 , pp. S451
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