Understanding the Long-term Paths of People With Addictions

Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux10,000 enrolled

Overview

The study is an open prospective cohort study. Participants are assessed at the start of their care in an addiction treatment unit using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), which are routinely conducted in these centers for individuals with substance use or behavioral disorders. After the study protocol is explained, the evaluator checks eligibility criteria, interested participants provide their written informed consent. The evaluator invites participants to complete self-administered questionnaires at home, which are returned during a session that also includes cognitive testing. Follow-up interviews are scheduled at 3 months, 6 months, and every 6 months thereafter.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

10,000

Conditions

Addiction Disorders Addictive Behaviors Addiction

Interventions

Addiction Severity Index

Once recruited, self-questionnaires completed by the participant at home and brought back at next visite, during which the participant takes cognitive tests. Follow-up interviews are scheduled at 3 months, 6 months, and then every 6 months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Seeking treatment for substance or behavioral addiction at one of the inclusion centers, with more than one month to wait before treatment begins * Presenting with at least one substance or behavioral addiction (according to DSM5 criteria) Exclusion Criteria: * Condition incompatible with understanding assessment tools * Difficulties understanding and/or writing French * Person unable to give personal consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Severity of addiction

ASI composite score

Time frame: at Day 0, at Month 3, at Month 6 and at each following 6-month visit