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Where in Amsterdam were you? I find the area around the RLD, Centraal Station and Leidseplein quite messy, and have always assumed this is down to the weekenders (as regards the drugs, it's really the drinkers who cause the problem in my experience...)
The rest of the city I tend to find spotless and lovely.