Autopsies on the decline

Fewer and fewer drug deaths on the autopsy table

Not even every second drug death is investigated by a forensic doctor.

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The police are sounding the alarm: while the number of drug victims is rising, fewer and fewer suspected cases are being autopsied. Important findings on trends towards new substances are being lost. The "Krone" knows the details. 

Overdoses, a possible death cocktail of new or as yet unknown substances or physical damage caused by years of drug use: according to information from "Krone", drugs claimed the lives of 60 people in this country last year alone. However, in many cases it remains a mystery as to how the victims actually died - as this figure also includes suspected cases.