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Powerful illegal drugs are inundating Europe and sending corruption and violence soaring, EU says (apnews.com)

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BRUSSELS (AP) — New harmful illicit drugs are inundating a flourishing market for traffickers amid violence and corruption hurting local communities across Europe, the EU’s agency monitoring drugs and addiction said Friday.

The grim finding was part of the agency’s annual report. It also said that drug users in Europe are now exposed to a wider range of substances of high purity as drug trafficking and use across the region have quickly returned to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels.

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[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Ironically enough Portugal, an EU member state, did much of the "never ever do" list and it's been very successful.