Cocaine
The Dumbest Drug Scare Stories of 2021
2021 was another vintage year of irritating nonsense about the world of drugs.
White Christmas: People Are Doing Cocaine at Winter Wonderland
Are people really decking the halls with cocaine at London's premier festive destination? I decided to find out.
Here’s What You Really Need To Know About the UK’s Massive Drug Reform Plan
The UK government is trying to rebuild a drug treatment system it trashed – and setting up a false narrative to demonise drug users.
Revealed: How the UK is Trying to Prevent Albanian Teens From Becoming Gangsters
The UK government hopes a new project in northern Albania to prevent children from joining gangs could herald a new way of tackling foreign crime networks.
The Rise of the Coke Content Creators Meme-ing the Sesh
Meet the young men making serious money off funny, drug-related TikToks about "nose beers".
‘I Wouldn’t Risk Lives Like That Now’ – Drug Dealers on Their Worst Regrets
From selling speed-laced coke to smoking away all their profit.
London Went Big for Halloween This Weekend
Mind you, After 2020's Halloween spent inside – or, worse, at a virtual party – it's not really a surprise.
Las Patronas: The Secret History of Latin America’s Female Cartel Bosses
VICE World News presents the untold stories of the women narcos who became some of Latin America’s most feared—and respected—crime bosses.
Las Patronas: The Rise of Female Drug Bosses in Latin America
VICE World News brings you exclusive reporting from Latin America’s criminal underworld on the boss women you’ve never heard of.
‘I Lost Everything Partying’ – What Drug Dealers Really Worry About
Loneliness, anxiety and losing limbs: These are the things keeping dealers up at night.
Pubs Are Spraying Their Toilets With an 'Anti-Cocaine' Spray
But drug safety experts told VICE World News it will be ineffective and fail to stem problem use.
Police Claim Coke Users Are Stealing Meat to Pay Organized Crime for Drugs
A Cape Breton cop claimed cocaine use has risen during the pandemic and blamed Canada's COVID emergency benefits.