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

Aim Of The Study: 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.

Methods: We reviewed the international classification of diseases 10 edition (ICD-10) discharge codes of the AP-HP hospitals group between 2011 and 2021.