Impulsivity and cannabis use disorder among tunisian sample

Introduction In the past few years, there has been a considerable amount of evidence that cannabis use can cause structural and functional brain abnormalities.Structural imaging studies users have revealed reduced prefrontal cortex volumes white matter damage may be involved with impulsivity. Objectives: To Determine level dependence on among consulting detoxification center Sfax, Tunisia assess in addition impact impulsivity motor control. Methods This is cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study was conducted over period 13 months between September 15, 2020 October 1, 2021 Tunisia.A short form Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (the BIS-15) Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) were used to determine abuse. Results: Thirty Eight agreed participate this study. The distribution CAST scores showed 36 (94.7%) had problematic at time mean BIS 15 score 38.2. our sample, highest people high dependence. A higher found younger subjects. However, greater subjects lower socio-economic level. Concerning employment status, unemployment significantly correlated Conclusions Impulsivity often associated variety behaviors such as aggressive behavior, smoking, drug abuse, pathological gambling or compulsive buying. frequency earlier age onset shown rates Therefore, addiction represents real public health problem, both because serious complications heavy repercussions it causes. Disclosure Interest None Declared