Alexithymia Among Drug Addicts

Abstract

This study focused on the topic of "Alexithymia among drug addicts." The descriptive approach was adopted to conduct this study. A sample of 140 addicts was included from the intermediate center for the treatment of addicts in Chlef. Using the Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), it was found that drug addicts have a high level of alexithymia. Based on these findings, several recommendations were proposed, with the most important one being to emphasize the emotional aspect in the psychological treatment of addicts and to consider it in the development of therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitation programs to prevent relapses among addicts.