Since the start of the Covid-19 health crisis, the consumption of addictive substances has increased in France.

On the side of addictology specialists, we point out the consequences of a never-ending crisis.

"We welcome from the first questions," said Olivier Riccobono-Soulier, Addictions France, Thursday on Europe 1.

Félix is ​​a communication student based in Paris.

And for some time now, he has had a new ritual in the evening, three to four times a week.

"I sit down, I start a film and I open a bottle of red wine or I make myself a little gin and tonic or something like that", he describes Thursday at the microphone of Europe 1. Since the start of the crisis of Covid-19, addictions to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs have exploded.

And like Felix, among the French who already consumed addictive products, a third increased the doses.

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The "shame" of calling for help

"These are things that we don't say 'not serious' until somebody says to us:' Still, man, you had a glass of gin to 'on your own'" , adds Félix.

Despite his risky situation, the student "does not think to ask for help from doctors".

"Quite honestly, I think I would be ashamed," he blurted out.

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His case is far from isolated.

For doctor Olivier Riccobono-Soulier, of the Addictions France association, this is explained by a health crisis that dragged on and by successive confinements.

To those who feel they can no longer do without their glass of wine in the evening and fear having entered a downward spiral, he recommends surrounding yourself.

"It's important not to stay isolated. There are addiction centers all over the place, crisis lines ..."

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"We welcome from the first questions"

According to him, it is therefore important to "demystify the idea that in addictology there are really only people" with already very severe addictions.

"We welcome from the first questions," he says.

And the doctor stresses that it is all the more important to spot and treat these addictions quickly, because these health problems could remain even when returning to a normal social life.