addicts
Thailand's Meth Epidemic and Vomit Rehab
VICE Japan investigates 'yaba', the methamphetamine-based drug sweeping Thailand, and the unique rehab programme to cure addicts through daily group vomiting sessions.
Welcome to Germany's Crack Capital
In Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel, crack addicts and residents alike are nostalgic for the good old days of heroin.
What's it Like to Be an Internet-Famous Stoner?
Stephen Payne is a 45 year-old guy from Vancouver who's been smoking bongs on the internet since 1997. We spoke to him about online fame, offline responsibilities, and why he just loves weed so much.
This Is What It's Like Being Addicted to Laxatives
Laxative abuse is a common manifestation of eating disorders that we rarely talk about. But with the pills so easy to buy and become addicted to, and increasing numbers of young people using them, it's about time we started.
The Lonely World of a British Codeine Addict
Codeine addiction in the UK is slightly less raucous than the lean-sipping lives of Dirty South rappers.
We Asked a Couple of Addicts to Rate the Music at Copenhagen Central Station
Marching music is played to keep addicts from spending too much time at the station, but it turns out, they don't really care all that much.
Bucharest Is Not a Good Place to Be a Heroin Addict
Unless you're into police brutality and an enforced lack of medical attention.
The Man Who Wants to Cure Your Internet Addiction
He says that virtual multi-tasking can cause a part of the brain to collapse.
Doctors in Canada Can No Longer Prescribe Heroin
The decision that let doctors in British Columbia prescribe heroin stuck for two weeks.
Doctors in British Columbia Can Now Prescribe Heroin
It's an effective treatment, but the conservative government hates it.
Over The Counter Habits
The FSB (which is like the FBI but waaaay scarier) gassed the “Nord-Ost” hostages with it in October 2002 to prevent some Chechen mujahadeen from blowing the building up with 900 or so hostages inside. The women and children simply OD’d on the stuff...
The VICE Guide to Rehab
A good rehab is essentially an anarchist socialist commune with one rule: Don't get high.