The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German cities dominate European ranking on drug use Saarbrücken, Mainz, Chemnitz, and of course Berlin are just a few of the German cities found by a new study to have some of the hardest drug habits in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20180309/german-cities-dominate-european-ranking-on-drug-use Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:39:38 +0100 german-cities-dominate-european-ranking-on-drug-use 10 things you should know about illegal drug use in Germany Drug deaths are on the rise in Germany. But how does the government tackle the use of cocaine, heroin and other banned substances? https://www.thelocal.de/20170725/10-things-you-should-know-about-illegal-drugs-in-germany Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:24:41 +0200 10-things-you-should-know-about-illegal-drugs-in-germany Child hospitalized after father feeds her magic mushrooms The girl was visiting her father in Ramersdorf, Munich, and he was already intoxicated when she arrived at 6 pm on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160622/munich-drugs-child-mushrooms-drugs-narcotics Wed, 22 Jun 2016 17:27:55 +0200 munich-drugs-child-mushrooms-drugs-narcotics Drug deaths surged by 20 percent in 2015 More drug dealing, more drug taking, more drug deaths. After years of decreases in drug figures, the use of banned highs is once again rising in Germany - and fast. https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/drug-deaths-surge-by-20-percent Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:45:46 +0200 drug-deaths-surge-by-20-percent Drug-related crimes hit ten-year high 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20150421/drug-related-crime-rises-sharply Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:09:56 +0200 drug-related-crime-rises-sharply Cocaine-cop trial stuns Bavarian town For years no-one noticed that the head of the drug squad in Kempten, Bavaria, was on a personal rampage of narcotics- and domestic abuse - until his wife shopped him for the €250,000 brick of cocaine he had stashed. But the local population isn't buying the story. https://www.thelocal.de/20150127/cocaine-cop-trial-shakes-town-and-country Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:28:00 +0100 cocaine-cop-trial-shakes-town-and-country MP: I took crystal meth to improve performance A top Social Democrat politician on Wednesday admitted he took crystal meth, but said he only did it to improve his performance at work. https://www.thelocal.de/20140710/german-mp-hartmann-took-crystal-meth-to-improve-performance Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:04:00 +0200 german-mp-hartmann-took-crystal-meth-to-improve-performance Drug claims mount against top politician A leading German MP being investigated by police for alleged use of crystal meth is said to have used a "tiny amount" of the illegal drug, media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140708/drug-allegations-mount-against-spd-mp-michael-hartmann Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:51:00 +0200 drug-allegations-mount-against-spd-mp-michael-hartmann