Drug Addiction | Drug Crime in Bochum

1,149 drug-related offences were recorded in Bochum in 2014. What is striking: while the number of offences compared to the previous year declined only marginally, the number of offenders fell sharply. Ergo, fewer offenders are acquiring more drugs, which is a clear indication of addictive behaviour. Among the statistically recorded offenders were 311 children, adolescents and young adults. Although the proportion of young offenders is also declining, this very fact shows that many young people in Bochum are already suffering from severe drug addiction. If you suspect that your child is taking drugs, contact our private detectives in Bochum immediately: +49 234 3075 0073. In times of crystal meth, every day of hesitation can lead to catastrophic long-term consequences.

Anyone Who Trivialises Drugs Is Lying to Themselves

While drug consumption gradually declined between 2005 and 2011, it rose sharply again in 2012, especially for heroin, cocaine and amphetamines or ecstasy. After consumption fell again in 2013, cocaine use increased once more in 2014. Whereas in the 1970s and 1980s (and in some cases until the mid-1990s) cannabis was considered the gateway drug, since the late 1980s the significantly more dangerous substances ecstasy and amphetamines have taken this role, with sources that can be identified without extensive research efforts – because they are available almost everywhere. While cannabis and ecstasy primarily lead to psychological dependence, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine are drugs that cause severe psychological and physical addiction, which of course does not trivialise cannabis or ecstasy. All narcotics mentioned here, regardless of whether they affect the body or the psyche, carry a high potential for addiction.

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Those who fall into drug addiction at a young age often ruin their educational path and thereby block their chances of a successful life. Heroin addiction in particular is tantamount to a slow death.

Even a Single Use Can Trigger a Chain Reaction

Even if you have already heard or read it countless times in the media: the path into drug addiction is faster than one might think. At a party, someone brings a few pills or a small bag of powder – just to try it once, since friends are doing it too. Or in a crowded nightclub, someone offers a drink – contents not exactly known. Trying it just once can be the beginning – in the worst case, the beginning of the end.

 

Do not take the risk. If you feel that your child is showing changed behaviour, often long before external signs become visible, then contact our trained detectives in Bochum in confidence. We treat this sensitive matter with the utmost discretion.