Illegal drug use in both Germany and Russia have hit new heights according to different reporting agencies. In Germany, according to the National Treatment Agency, people receiving treatment for cannabis abuse has risen to 22,500 in the current year. In the prior year, 13,400 sought treatment, indicating an increase of 60-percent from last year to this year.

In Russia, according to Viktor Khvorostian, the head of the federal drug control service, 100,000 people died last year due to illegal drugs. Itar-Tass Reports that in Moscow alone, there are currently 30,000 drug addicts mostly from the younger generation including students.