Opioid ID card

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In Germany, an opioid ID is a medical certificate confirming the lawful use of marketable and prescription narcotics .

Legal background

Since August 1998, driving under the influence of psychoactive substances has been banned in the Federal Republic of Germany . Driving a motor vehicle under the effect of certain psychoactive substances is illegal according to § 24a StVG , unless the patient can prove that he is taking these active substances as part of a therapy for a specific case of illness.

The ordinance on the admission of people to road traffic (Driving License Ordinance, FeV) regulates in § 14 the framework conditions for driving fitness when taking narcotics. The use of opioid painkillers is not generally prohibited, but a qualified doctor must expressly certify the ability to drive if the painkillers fall under the BtMG.

With the help of an opioid ID card, which can be issued by the attending physician, it is possible for the patient concerned, for example in a traffic control, to prove the legally compliant use of these drugs. However, the ID in itself is not sufficient to prove that you are actually able to drive under the influence of the medication. The opioid card is bilingual, in English and German. The medication prescribed, the dosage and the date of consumption are noted on the ID card. In addition to proof of fitness to drive and the lawful use of the narcotic drug, the opioid ID card should also inform the doctors involved in the treatment or doctors in other, for example foreign therapy facilities, about the necessity of the drugs listed. This is to ensure continuation of the therapy.

Further areas of application and developments

The aforementioned potential complications that can be associated with treatment with opioid painkillers also apply in a similar form to other drugs that require narcotics. Analogous to opioid ID cards, patient ID cards are now also offered that are aimed at other, specific patient groups, for example patients who are being treated with methylphenidate or cannabinoids .

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ EB: Opioid passport for pain patients. In: Dtsch Arztebl. Volume 97, Number 8, 2000, pp. A-470 / B-378 / C-356.
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  4. ↑ Opioid phobia prevents adequate analgesia. (PDF; 71 kB) In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt. Volume 96, Numbers 1-2, 1999, p. A31.
  5. ↑ Darius Krützek (2018): Traveling with methylphenidate and Annex III substances - Legal information for doctor and patient (PDF; 4.2 MB), Caudatus Science & Research, accessed on December 9, 2018.
  6. ^ ADHD card , accessed December 9, 2018
  7. ↑ Working Group Cannabis Medicine e. V. (2018): Cannabis ID card , accessed December 9, 2018