Drug Use
More Drug Users Are Intentionally Using Fentanyl Amid Overdose Crisis, Study Finds
The way we think about harm reduction and fentanyl should change, Canadian researchers suggest.
No One Wants You to Fall in Love After Rehab
You’re too fragile. Intimacy is a trigger. It’s simply switching addictions from a drug to a person. So when you do meet someone, how do you know your feelings won’t doom you both?
Life After Heroin Is Beautiful and Boring
One of the hardest lessons around being sober is learning to appreciate the ordinary, the mundane, and the normal.
Getting Sober Means Learning to Feel Bad
Heroine is an escape, a relief, a safe space. Giving it up means facing all the fear, rage, and terror you’ve been running from.
Who Am I Without Drugs? Imagining Life After Rehab
“My identity had become so entwined with heroin that I had normalized it. It was only occasionally, in a moment of clarity, that I realized just how abnormal being a heroin addict was.”
Man Arrested After Filling Hotel Bath with Potatoes During Five-Day MDMA Binge
“It felt like the right thing to do at the time.”
One UK Country Takes Way More Drugs Than Any Other Country in the World
And more takeaways from this year's Global Drug Survey.
Another Wicked Camper Van Banned, This Time For an Oral Sex Joke
The rental was emblazoned with the slogan, "Oral sex: it’s a great last minute gift."
Why So Many Young Brits Are Smoking Crack
The past year has seen a huge 30 percent rise in people under the age of 25 seeking treatment for the drug.
Melbourne's Drug Rehab Waiting List Is So Long, People Are Moving to the NT
The shortage of publicly-funded rehab beds in Victoria is driving people to move interstate. But for people struggling with addiction, like Kane, it's not easy.