Drug trade
Everything You Need to Know About the Cocaine 'Cut' That Supposedly Rots Your Skin
Levamisole, a common cutting agent in cocaine, made the news recently for its apparent skin-destroying properties – but there's a lot more to the substance than that.
Kofi Annan: The War on Drugs Has Failed in West Africa and Around the World
The former Secretary-General of the United Nations says that force alone is not enough to stop the problems of violence and addiction that come with drug trafficking.
Cocaine & Crude
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi went to Mexico to meet the drug cartels that are stealing the country's oil.
Mexican Narco Music Is the Soundtrack to the War on Drugs
Sing along to lyrics about beheadings, executions and coke binges.
I Was Kidnapped by a Colombian Guerrilla Army
T. Christian Miller's run-in with FARC, a left-wing guerrilla army.
Annoncering
The Black Tar Tits of Afghanistan
Suckling from a junkie tit can be lethal, which is pretty much the most hopeless image imaginable.
Living Off Death
As long as the bodies keep piling up, Yovani's mom-and-pop Mexican mortuary thrives.