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Frankfurt Reopens Niddastraße Drug Consumption Room With Expanded Supervised Inhalation

Officials say the redesign aligns services with a shift to smoked crack in the open scene.

Overview

  • The remodeled facility now provides 16 supervised smoking places alongside 12 spots for intravenous use, quadrupling the inhalation capacity.
  • The operator Integrative Drogenhilfe describes the site as Germany's largest inhalative consumption room.
  • City data indicate roughly 200 severely dependent people in the open scene, about 80% of whom now smoke a cocaine–baking soda preparation.
  • Social and health director Elke Voitl says the adjustment improves healthcare for seriously ill users and protects public space.
  • Frankfurt plans to adapt other consumption rooms to the changed needs, with a larger addiction-help center at Niddastraße 76 planned as a longer-term step.