Drugs in East Germany
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
- Vol. 18 (3), 303-305
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199709000-00016
Abstract
Germany was divided into two parts after World War II. The closed border and a nonconvertible currency in the Eastern part were the factors that did not allow a drug market to develop. Alcohol and medicaments were used as substitute drugs. Since Germany was reunified 5 years ago, there are now the same conditions prevailing for the procurement and sale of drugs in East Germany as there are in the Western German states. This report describes the current state of drug traffic, especially in Saxony, under the new social conditions.Keywords
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