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44% With Addiction: Germany’s Psychiatric Crisis in Prisons

GERMANY, JUN 19 – Legislative reforms have increased inmates with addiction disorders in standard prisons, where only 24% receive opioid substitution therapy and mental health care remains under-resourced.

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Nearly half of all incarcerated individuals in Germany have a substance use disorder, yet access to treatment remains inconsistent and underfunded. Medscape Medical News

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44% With Addiction: Germany’s Psychiatric Crisis in Prisons

Nearly half of all incarcerated individuals in Germany have a substance use disorder, yet access to treatment remains inconsistent and underfunded. Medscape Medical News

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Medscape broke the news in United States on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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