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In times of crisis, more and more people are turning to joints

2021-05-19T05:18:16.324Z


According to the police and addiction experts, the use of cannabis is increasingly widespread in the district. More and more young people have been smoking weed since the Corona crisis. The number of drug offenses in Erding and Dorfen has also risen sharply.


According to the police and addiction experts, the use of cannabis is increasingly widespread in the district.

More and more young people have been smoking weed since the Corona crisis.

The number of drug offenses in Erding and Dorfen has also risen sharply.

Erding - "'Have a joint in the morning and the day is your friend', that's the motto in the crisis.

No school, stress in the family and too much time on the computer: More and more young people are currently turning to drugs, ”warns the Taufkirchen psychotherapist and addiction expert Klaus Gering against the consumption of THC.

"Young people often try to fill a gap with the grass, because many things that they did before Corona are no longer possible." For example, meeting friends or playing football in a club, says Gering.

Others, however, would try to numb the current pressure with psychoactive substances and to regulate the stress.

Narcotics are omnipresent.

 Josef Vogl, Head of the Commissioner's Office in Erding

“The availability of drugs is at a high level.

Narcotics are omnipresent ”, knows Josef Vogl, Head of the Commissariat in Erding.

THC can be easily ordered on the Darknet, as can other substances such as mushrooms or even heroin and crystal meth.

“Young consumers no longer have to take to the streets and buy drugs directly from the dealer.” Those who order large quantities online then distribute them to friends. That drove the price down, says Vogl: “One gram of marijuana costs between twelve and 15 euros, that's four consumption units. Pocket money is easily enough. "

Many young people only try the material two or three times and then keep their hands off it.

Others, however, get stuck.

Around 700 people from the district of Erding come to the Prop eV advice center, which is based in Erding and has a branch in Dorfen.

"60 percent because of their alcohol consumption, 20 percent because of cannabis", differentiates head Thomas Pölsterl, "alcohol is still the main problem even among young people," says the psychologist and knows: "People who were already at risk are from the Crisis got caught off guard. "

In the district, the number of drug offenses rose from 406 in 2019 to 557 in 2020

Anyone who goes to Prop usually has a judicial order or is sent by their partner, but also their parents. In several discussions, the therapists work on the reasons and consequences of the consumption. The good news: More than 70 percent of young stoners are no longer conspicuous afterwards. The bad news: the younger the consumer, the greater the consequential damage. “Anyone who consumes a lot of cannabis disrupts the development of the brain. It can be that you suffer permanent cognitive damage, including your IQ, ”adds Prop employee Markus Winterstötter. Because the brain is only fully developed at the age of 21 or 22. "Anyone who consumes a lot of THC slips at school and can no longer do their job," explains Commissioner Vogl.Difficulty concentrating and amnesia are the result.

The drug figures have increased significantly in the administrative district, according to the law enforcement officer.

In the district, the number of drug offenses rose from 406 in 2019 to 557 in 2020. In Dorfen alone, a total of 163 offenses were recorded in 2020.

"We evaluated a lot of documents and cell phones, so we came across a large group of people," explains Harald Kratzel, head of the department in Dorfen, the success of the investigation and adds: "But we also checked more."

Michaele Heske

Source: merkur

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