Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is how surging cocaine trafficking has fueled a burgeoning crack crisis, which is taking hold across Western Europe.

For the latest episode of VICE’s War on Drugs series, we explore Germany’s growing appetite for crack cocaine and how it’s ravaging the drug taking communities on the streets of cities like Düsseldorf.

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