Switzerland worries about its retirement age drug addicts...

Junkies are living longer in Switzerland thanks to the government's drugs policy, leading to a demand for residential care for elderly drug users.

Emergency shelters have identified a need for such long-term accommodation and the Obdach shelter in Lucerne has taken on the task of providing a new home for drug-dependent clients. Similar projects already exist in Zurich and Basel.

Rooms in the Lucerne night shelter are functional and sparsely furnished, intended for people in need who are just passing through. More...

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