[Need for a substance abuse medicine qualified acute inpatient treatment program in alcohol dependence]

Based on the fact that alcoholism is a mainly psychiatric/psychotherapeutic problem, qualified treatment regimens for the detoxification of addicts have been established at different places. However, a standard treatment hasn't emerged yet, neither for clinical application nor as a basis for discussion between health insurances and clinics. The following article describes essential quality criteria of a qualified acute treatment regimen for addicts. We use existing models and our own experiences of two clinics for the treatment of substances abuse with between 1300 and 1500 admissions each per year.