
Conor Stewart
Research expert covering health & pharmaceuticals in the UK & Europe
Get in touch with us nowIn Germany, the illegal drugs with the highest street value were cocaine and heroin, with the former costing around **** euros per gram or consumption unit, and the latter **** euros in 2023. Ecstasy had the lowest price at *** euros per gram.Â
There is debate worldwide about whether drugs should be legal or not. Some experts say that legalizing drugs will help those who are addicted as they will not be forced to buy drugs on the black market where they are often mixed with other substances, making them extremely dangerous and often even lethal. However, others feel that keeping certain drugs illegal dissuades people from trying them. Different nations also have different approaches when it comes to which drugs are made legal and which are not. In Germany, drugs such as cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, ecstasy, and cannabis are all illegal. The German government is going through the process of legalizing cannabis. However, this is proving to be a long and complex undertaking.Â
Illegal drug use and abuse are prevalent all over the world, and Germany is no different. In 2023, there were over drug-related deaths in Germany. The most common cause of death related to drugs was damage caused by long-term drug use. Other causes included mixes of various drugs causing an overdose. The average age of people who had drug-related deaths in Germany was ** years old, which is almost half the average life expectancy in Germany. This is not surprising, considering the physical toll that prolonged drug use can take on the body, and the risks of accidentally taking drugs that are contaminated or even laced with other even stronger substances when buying on the black market.
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