Moroccan Association of Addictology (AMA)

Founded by prominent academic psychiatrists and clinical practitioners, the Moroccan Association of Addictology (AMA) serves as Morocco's premier scientific body dedicated to prevention, clinical management, and academic research in addictive disorders. The association coordinates physicians, clinical psychologists, and specialized nurses practicing in public and private addiction centers, psychiatric departments, and university hospital centers across Morocco.

AMA provides pivotal advisory expertise to the Ministry of Health and public authorities in drafting and refining national drug control and harm-reduction strategies. Its leadership played a historic role in introducing and expanding opioid agonist therapy (methadone maintenance), modernizing alcohol and tobacco cessation clinical protocols, and developing interventions for behavioral addictions such as gambling and digital media dependency. The association hosts national scientific congresses, conducts continuing medical education workshops, and publishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Development and dissemination of clinical practice guidelines in addiction medicine. Organization of national scientific congresses and clinical symposiums. Policy advisory consulting for government ministries and public health agencies. Continuing medical education curricula for primary care doctors and nurses. Advocacy campaigns to de-stigmatize addiction and advance harm reduction models. Clinical and epidemiological research advancement on dependency in Morocco.

Professional learned society accessible to licensed physicians, residents, psychologists, and specialized nurses via membership. Clinical guidelines, scientific literature, and addiction directory resources are openly consultable via the official portal.

University professors in psychiatry and addiction medicine, staff physicians from regional addiction clinics, clinical neuroscience researchers, and public health experts.

Close institutional partnership with the Ministry of Health, international affiliations with the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM), and technical alignment with Mohammed V Foundation addiction centers.