Tag #Crack Cocaine

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Amsterdam to Explore Prescription Crack Cocaine

Amsterdam will conduct a preliminary study in 2024 to explore providing crack cocaine on prescription, with potential implementation as early as 2027, aiming to reduce harm and improve access to support services for vulnerable users.

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Rome Police Bust Cocaine Operation in Elderly Man's Apartment

Roman police raided an 80-year-old's apartment on May 21, uncovering a cocaine processing operation involving three other men, seizing 2 kg of cocaine, packaging materials, and €30,700, leading to four arrests and an ongoing investigation into wider networks.

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Dundee Grooming Gang Faces Life Sentences for Rape and Human Trafficking

A Romanian grooming gang in Dundee, Scotland, was convicted of multiple rapes, human trafficking, and drug offenses against vulnerable women in 2021-2022, facing life sentences; three members absconded before trial but were extradited from Belgium and the Czech Republic.

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Crack Cocaine Crisis in Germany: 610 Deaths in 2023

Crack cocaine use is dramatically increasing in Germany, causing 610 deaths in 2023, nearing heroin's death toll (712), due to increased cocaine production and distribution, and the lack of effective treatment.

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Crack Cocaine Spreads in German Cities

Crack cocaine use is rapidly increasing in major German cities, prompting calls for more drug consumption rooms and other intervention strategies.

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Italy's Controversial Crack Pipe Distribution Program

Amid growing concerns, Italian cities are distributing crack pipes alongside syringes to habitual users, sparking a debate about harm reduction versus normalization of drug use.

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Frankfurt Opens First Crack Addiction Treatment Center in Germany

Frankfurt is opening Germany's first comprehensive treatment center for crack cocaine addiction, offering integrated services to reduce the visible impacts of drug use in the Bahnhofsviertel district, while also addressing concerns about the city's role in providing care for non-residents.

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Lawmakers Urge Biden to Commute Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenses

Twenty Democratic lawmakers urged President Biden to commute sentences of people affected by crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparities, citing a US Sentencing Commission estimate that over 3,000 people could be immediately released if crack cocaine was sentenced the same as powder cocaine.

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2,600 Drug Convictions to be Vacated in Broward County Crack Cocaine Sting Case

Florida State Attorney Harold Pryor will vacate nearly 2,600 drug convictions from a Broward County Sheriff's Office sting operation (1988-1990) where deputies manufactured and sold crack cocaine to buyers who were subsequently arrested and convicted, a practice deemed unlawful by the Florida Suprem...

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