Tangier Addiction Centre - Beni Makada (Mohammed V Foundation)

Located within the populous Beni Makada district of Tangier, this addiction treatment facility represents a pioneering achievement of the National Addiction Control Program initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. Historically challenged by illicit drug transit and widespread consumption, Northern Morocco required this paradigm shift, replacing marginalization with evidence-based clinical compassion and civic inclusion.

The facility operates via an integrated dual architecture uniting medical clinical care and community empowerment. The medical department, directed by Ministry of Health addictologists and psychiatrists, oversees medically managed detoxification, daily methadone distribution protocols, and concurrent psychiatric management. The community psychosocial wing, operating in close synergy with the specialized Hasnouna Association, conducts outreach work: street-based needle exchange, rapid mobile viral screening, literacy classes, vocational manual workshops, and family mediation restoring damaged household ties.

Clinical addiction consultations and medical withdrawal management. Daily directly observed methadone substitution maintenance program. Psychiatric evaluation and treatment of dual-diagnosis conditions. Harm reduction services, sterile equipment distribution, and overdose prevention education. Rapid confidential testing for HIV and hepatitis C. Psychosocial rehabilitation, literacy classes, and artisanal vocational workshops. Individual counseling and family support groups.

Medical and social care completely free of charge. Direct walk-in access without appointment for any individual struggling with addiction, upholding complete confidentiality and human dignity.

Psychiatrists, addiction medicine physicians, psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists, peer educators, and specialized NGO caseworkers from Association Hasnouna.

Tripartite operational partnership: Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, Ministry of Health, and Association Hasnouna (AHSUD), coordinating with Tangier Ar-Razi Psychiatric Hospital and the INDH.