Background: Addiction treatment services in Germany have been massively affected since the start of the corona pandemic, and concerns for the present and future maintenance of the various offers for addicts have increased with the spread of the pandemic In view of the lockdown, many addiction counselling centres decided to offer their services exclusively online or by telephone The number of withdrawal treatments has been significantly reduced Self-help groups did not meet Less addiction treatments have been carried out At the same time, hygiene measures and safety distances resulted in considerable additional efforts for health facilities In the meantime, health care services are being re-opened, although often yet at a limited level Aims: This article examines the developments und its impacts on different levels: federal policy, decrees on state level, recommendations and activities from pension and health insurances, and activities in healthcare facilities Finally, perspectives are developed and lessons from the corona pandemic are pointed out In this context the article refers to the structural position of "drugs and addiction" in policy, emergency plans, the need for dialogue from organisations and persons, and solution-oriented approach
Overview of Consequences of the Corona Pandemic for the Service and Treatment System for Persons with Dependency Disorders - Enacts, Current Coping with the Crisis and Development Perspectives (Status: June 12, 2020)