Substantially more drug deaths in Germany

- Drug use has claimed the lives of 1226 Germans last year, nearly 20 percent more than a year earlier. The number of new users of hard drugs increased slightly. Especially synthetic drugs such as speed and ecstasy generally come from the Netherlands.

For years the number of drug-related deaths declined in Germany. After a slight increase in 2014 now seems really a change in trend, noted German media Sunday. The newspaper
Die Welt said the figures in the federal investigation, the Bundeskriminalamt.

Both synthetic drugs such as heroin, cocaine and extremely dangerous Chrystal Meth longer be used. A clear explanation is not there.

The increase may be substantial compared with legal stimulants, the number of victims of illegal hard drugs small beer, puts the blade
Der Spiegel. Excessive alcohol requires an annual 15 000 lives in Germany. Smoking is highest with 110. 000 German deaths each year.