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[Migration and Addiction Services--Utilization Among People with a Migration Background]
Alexander Rommel1, Julia Köppen2
1Abteilung 2 Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin.
Aim:
The present contribution scrutinizes the assumption that people with a migration background (PMB) make less use of addiction services than non-migrants.
Methods:
Differentiated by diagnoses, the proportions of PMB in the Statistical Report on Substance Abuse Treatment in Germany are compared to the share of PMB in the general population.
Results:
German born PMB treated due to the consumption of cocaine, opioids, cannabinoids or pathological gambling show a disproportionately high use of addiction services. In contrast, foreign born PMB are rather under-represented. These patterns are invariant over time.
Conclusions:
The use of addiction services is not generally lower among PMB. Within PMB there is considerable variation regarding needs and help seeking behavior.
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