Overview of the drug and addiction problem among refugees in Germany

Answer of the federal government to the small question of the MPs Ulrike Schielke-Ziesing, René Springer and the parliamentary group of the AfD

This letter from the Federal Government provides answers to the following questions: 

1. What knowledge does the federal government have about the number of drug-dependent refugees for the period from 2015 to 2018, and which organizations have been commissioned by the federal government to prepare studies and reports on the situation of drug-dependent refugees?
2. To the knowledge of the federal government, what measures for drug counseling and treatment were implemented among refugees in the period from 2015 to 2018, and what conclusions does the federal government draw from this?
3. To the knowledge of the federal government, what measures for the withdrawal and rehabilitation of refugees addicted to drugs were implemented in the period from 2015 to 2018, and what consequences does the federal government draw from this? 
4. To the knowledge of the Federal Government, what projects for prevention, harm reduction and prosecution were carried out specifically for refugees residing in Germany from 2015 to 2018, and what are the results? 
5. What knowledge or information does the federal government have about the number of drug-addicted refugees in drug consumption rooms? 
6. What knowledge or estimates does the federal government have about the number of drug-addicted refugees who have received outpatient or inpatient treatment? 
7. What measures does the federal government plan to take to support the staff employed in drug consumption rooms and substitution outpatient clinics in order to counter treatment risks among drug-dependent refugees? 
8. What measures is the Federal Government taking to prevent risks in view of the fact that gambling halls and restaurants offering legal and illegal gambling services are also often meeting places for refugees?

An overview of this resource can be found on the website of the German Parliament.

For more information, please visit:

https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/074/1907485.pdf

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