drug use

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A spoon, lighter, syringe, and a bag of white powder lie in the foreground, while a man sits in the background, partially out of focus.
Crime
Drug activity overruns Den Helder neighborhood, dealers take over at-risk locals’ homes
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Dutchman caught with two suitcases filled with ecstasy and ketamine in Bad Bentheim in Germany, on the train from Amsterdam to Berlin, 14 July 2025
CultureLifestyle
Netherlands in European top 3 for ketamine use
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Psychiatrist hands holding patient's hand
HealthBusiness
Aid organization for drug addicts shuts down after subsidy cut
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Dutch soldiers
Business
Dutch military wants to drop zero-tolerance policy amid massive expansion plans
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Looking east on Willemskade, the Achmeatoren and the Averotoren light up the skyline in Leeuwarden, Friesland. February 2023
CultureLifestyle
Leeuwarden residents surpass Amsterdam as the biggest cocaine users in the Netherlands
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An adult in class.
Health
Study shows slight improvement in student mental health, but many still struggle
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People walk in and out of Hoog Catharijne mall in Utrecht.
CrimeBusiness
Utrecht’s Hoog Catharijne Mall to close overnight amid crime, disturbances
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agent-spreekt-automobilist-bij-verkeerscontrole
Crime
Rotterdam police stop 115 drivers for alcohol or drug use in overnight operation
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Shopping street in Vlissingen
Crime
Reports of naked men in city center, incidents of drug use surge in Vlissingen
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Tuberculosis medicine
Health
At least 11 people diagnosed with tuberculosis in Arnhem
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Bumpy bricks trial on the Bethaniënstraat in the Red Light District in Amsterdam to stop drug dealers in Amsterdam. 6 December 2024.
HealthCrime
Crack use on the rise, especially among homeless people and migrant workers
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Ecstasy pills
Crime
Netherlands residents spend nearly €1 billion per year on drugs
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A woman makes a line of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, on a mirror. October 2021
HealthCrime
Designer drug 3-MMC overdoses nearly doubled last year, despite ban
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A small bag with several grams of the designer drug, 3-Methylmethcathinone, better known as 3-MMC, alongside a euro note used to snort a line off a mirror. October 2021
HealthCrime
More "at risk" young people using designer drug 3-MMC despite 2021 ban
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Video: driver without license flees police, crashes on bicycle path
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Ecstasy pills
HealthEntertainment
Utrecht dance festival accused of promoting drug use in social media post
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English police officers monitoring the nightlife in Newcastle, England
Crime
Dutch soldiers arrested on cocaine charges in Newcastle
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Jail bars
Crime
Synthetic cannabis widely used in Dutch prisons
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Amsterdam Red Light District
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam looks to ban some stag parties, pub crawls and cannabis use to limit tourism
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Ecstasy pills
Health
Health services flooded with requests to test drugs
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Outdoor music festival
HealthCultureEntertainment
Take care when experimenting with sex & drugs as festivals restart, experts warn young people
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Ecstasy pills
Health
Less party drugs, more weed used in first Covid lockdown
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Alcohol aisle in a supermarket
Health
Four in ten students using more drugs and drinking more
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Ecstasy pills
Health
Ecstasy use down during pandemic; Psychedelics draw more interest