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GPs 'should check kids for internet addiction'

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:08:15 +0200

The government's special commissioner for drug dependency said on Thursday that doctors need to start assessing teenagers for addiction to the internet.

Drug-related crimes hit ten-year high

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:09:56 +0200

The Criminal Investigation Department (BKD) released figures on Tuesday showing that cases of drug-related crimes have risen to the highest number in a decade.

Crystal meth use hits record level

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:27:00 +0200

Consumption of crystal meth in Germany appears to have reached a record level, according to government figures published on Thursday.

Children, 11, taking crystal meth

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:26:00 +0100

UPDATE: School pupils as young as 11 are taking crystal meth, according to a study commissioned by Germany's health ministry published this week.

Drug addiction on the rise among workers

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:20:00 +0200

German workers are increasingly turning to drugs to help them cope, with young employees particularly affected, a study released on Thursday revealed.

Crystal meth usage rising in Germany

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:35:00 +0100

Usage of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth”, has gone up in Germany and it is being rapidly imported into the country, the Bild newspaper reported on Saturday.

German scientists find 'internet-addiction gene'

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0200

German scientists say they have found a link between Internet addiction and a specific genetic mutation that also plays a role in nicotine addiction.

Expert: Oversexed woman likely a sex addict

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:59:00 +0200

The German woman who trapped her one-night stand in her Munich apartment, repeatedly demanding sex, is not a sex goddess, but probably suffering from an addiction, a psychiatrist said Saturday.

Addicts in treatment suspected of giving children hard drugs

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:41:00 +0100

Several Bremen parents undergoing methadone replacement treatment for drug addiction are suspected of giving their small children hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin and sedatives, the city’s health and social welfare department said Friday.

Berlin passes synthetic heroin treatment law

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:32:00 +0200

The Bundestag, or the lower house of parliament, passed a law on Thursday allowing the controversial treatment of the country’s worst addicts with synthetic heroin.