Drug consumption in Vienna: Alarming increase of crystal meth!

Drug consumption in Vienna: Alarming increase of crystal meth!

in Vienna was again carried out in the main sewage treatment plant in Simmering, a comprehensive sewage analysis was carried out again, which relentlessly revealed the capital trends of the capital. As reports wien.orf.at , the results show that the consumption of methamphetamine, better known as "crystal meth", has risen by alarming 39.26 percent compared to the previous year. MDMA, the main component of Ecstasy, also increases significantly with 12.75 percent, while consuming amphetamine remains stable - at an increase of 6.66 percent. The analysis refers to the drug residues, which are produced by around 1,000 people over a certain period of time and was carried out in cooperation with the Medical University of Innsbruck.

European drug landscape

The study also shows that drug use in Europe ruses up again after pandemic. In this regard,