Drugs and addiction: 2,150 drug deaths - One in four under 30 years
July 2026, 13:04 clock Various drugs lead to high numbers of victims, here a syringe in a Berlin bushes. © Felix Zahn/ dpa For 2,150 people in..
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July 2026, 13:04 clock Various drugs lead to high numbers of victims, here a syringe in a Berlin bushes. For 2,150 people in Germany, the use of drugs had deadly consequences last year – one in four drug deaths is younger than 30. Ten years ago, in 2016, for example, there were 1,333 drug deaths in Germany. Even the smallest amounts can be deadly. 109 deaths under 20 years old 1,777 drug deaths were male, 373 female, according to the figures of the Federal Criminal Police Office.
Furthermore, Specifically, 106 of the dead were under 20 years old last year. Deaths from drug poisoning associated with opiates/opioids account for the most, with 1,316 deaths, followed by poisoning with cocaine/crack (769), heroin/morphine (708), psychoactive drugs (696) and opiate substitutes such as methadone (611). For 191 drug deaths, the statistics show an age of 60.
In addition, In 2024, there had been 2,137 drug deaths. “I am particularly shocked that the victims are getting younger and younger,” said Streeck. Others have come a long way with addiction. “Whoever takes it, often does not know what is really in it,” explained Streeck.
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July 2026, 13:04 clock Various drugs lead to high numbers of victims, here a syringe in a Berlin bushes. For 2,150 people in Germany, the use of drugs had deadly consequences last year – one in four drug deaths is younger than 30.
reliability low1/3 sourcesTen years ago, in 2016, for example, there were 1,333 drug deaths in Germany.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEven the smallest amounts can be deadly. 109 deaths under 20 years old 1,777 drug deaths were male, 373 female, according to the figures of the Federal Criminal Police Office.
reliability low1/3 sourcesSpecifically, 106 of the dead were under 20 years old last year.
reliability low1/3 sourcesStriking, according to the drug commissioner, is the spread of synthetic opioids: For example, there were also 118 deaths involving fentanyl, a highly potent painkiller that had caused a deadly epidemic as a drug in the United States. “We see tablets on the market that look like well-known drugs but are mixed with highly potent synthetic opioids like nitocenes,” Streeck said.
reliability low1/3 sourcesDeaths from drug poisoning associated with opiates/opioids account for the most, with 1,316 deaths, followed by poisoning with cocaine/crack (769), heroin/morphine (708), psychoactive drugs (696) and opiate substitutes such as methadone (611).
reliability low1/3 sourcesFor 191 drug deaths, the statistics show an age of 60.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn 2024, there had been 2,137 drug deaths. “I am particularly shocked that the victims are getting younger and younger,” said Streeck.
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Others have come a long way with addiction.
according to Handelsblatt“Whoever takes it, often does not know what is really in it,” explained Streeck.
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