Hospitalized cocaine detoxification patients in Paris, France: Increased patient levels and changing population characteristics since 2011.

The past twenty years have seen a rise in cocaine-related statistics in France, including cocaine use in the general population, emergency ward presentations of acute cocaine intoxication, cocaine use disorders related outpatient appointments and cocaine-related deaths. This study's objectives were to describe trends in patients' admission for specific cocaine detoxification as well as changes in patients' characteristics in the Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) hospitals group located in Paris region, France. We reviewed the international classification of diseases 10 The regional database showed an almost 3-fold increase in cocaine-related disorders discharge codes between 2011 and 2019. This occurred due to a rise in hospital stays for cocaine dependence or cocaine acute intoxication prior to the fall in levels of inpatient stays associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The in-depth analysis of inpatients' stays in the specialized addiction medicine ward also showed an increase in admissions for cocaine detoxification programs, with a prevalence of 1.19% in 2009 to 15.73% in 2022 (P=1.44×10 The referral to hospital care for cocaine detoxification has increased in Paris region since 2011, coupled with changes in inpatients' characteristics. This trend has significant implications for the management of inpatient hospital services.

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