Social crisis in Vienna: Gumpendorfer Straße between drugs and despair!

Social crisis in Vienna: Gumpendorfer Straße between drugs and despair!

Gumpendorfer Straße, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The U6 station Gumpendorfer Straße in Vienna has become one of the largest social hotspots in the city. Drug addiction and illegal trade shape the picture, and both residents and business people are under enormous pressure. "We feel abandoned by the city," says Gerhard Hammerer, the ÖVP district chairman of Mariahilf. Despite the efforts of the city to address the challenges through close cooperation with the police and various institutions, the Situation remains tense. Ewald Lochner, coordinator for psychiatry and addiction questions from the city of Vienna, admits that the burden is enormous for both residents and socially committed employees, while help offers such as those of the Jedmayer. "In the long term, we need a comprehensive Vienna -wide concept," demands Hammerer, since the problems of a metropolis like Vienna cannot be solved by individual initiatives alone. This reports Today.at .

increasing drug problems among young people

At the same time, a new report on the drug position in Vienna shows worrying trends. According to Ewald Lochner, the managing director of the addiction and drug coordination, the number of drug-related deaths increased and consumer patterns are becoming increasingly problematic, especially for young people under the age of 30. "We see an alarming increase in multiple substance use, often accompanied by opioids and benzodiazepines," warns Lochner. The young people, whose risk competence is often untrained, quickly get into a critical situation. It is worrying that acute intoxications also occur more and more, which are not only due to many years of dependencies. "We urgently need to review the prescriptions and the type of handing over dangerous psychotropic drugs," continued Lochner. This information comes from The press .