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Several risk factors as well as protective factors are discussed in the development of mental disorders among migrants. With respect to addiction there are reports of an increased prevalence despite a higher threshold for utilisation of the treatment system. A case report is presented that exemplifies psychosocial and legal factors affecting the development and treatment possibilities of addicted migrants. It calls for a closer co-ordination between institutions and authorities in favour of the addicted individual.

The comorbidity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug addiction is quite often overlooked in refugees. However, the simultaneous treatment of both disorders is of elemental importance for a positive outcome in addicted and traumatised refugees. Furthermore, mutual misinterpretations of habits, behaviours and reactions through negligence of the distinct sociocultural context of patient and clinician often leads to unfavourable developments. These observations are exemplified in this case report.