Morocco Country Profile

Drug policy

Morocco’s National Strategy rests on the three pillars of: i) demand reduction ii) interdiction and iii) eradication
There is a focus on promoting crop substitution of olives, figs and carob for cannabis
Morocco has a policy that covers mental health, drug and alcohol abuse
There is no availability of special legislative provision and no specialist drug courts
There is not a specific government unit responsible for treatment of substance use disorder however there is a unit for mental health and in Morocco SUD falls within this category. There is a government unit however for prevention of SUD.
There is no budget line for substance use disorder treatment services.

The majority of those receiving treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders are treated within the public sector mental health services
There are specific programmes which divert clients away from criminal justice system towards treatment
Inpatient and outpatient detoxification services are available for drug and alcohol abuse
Most funding for treatment of substance use disorders comes from out of pocket payment

The most important source of funding of prevention services comes from international organisations
There are strict checkpoints at boarders and on the coast in order to reduce drug trafficking
Special awareness campaigns for farmers about the environmental dangers of growing cannabis
Defoliant spraying from aeroplane, burning and mechanical destruction of cannabis crops
There are mass media programmes and community and school based programmes
Harm reduction programmes include supervised injection facilities and an outreach service for injecting drug users