LEGAL HIGHS
A Look Inside the British Government's Legal Highs Lab
We spent a day at ground zero for the UK's new war on synthetic drugs.
The Death Stats That the British Government Is Using to Ban Legal Highs Are Total Bullshit
The government wants to blanket-ban legal highs after an influential Christian think tank pushed shonky stats about their death toll.
In Defense of Poppers
The UK government just banned a ton of "legal highs"—including amyl nitrate, the popular party drug that's actually less dangerous than many alternative substances.
A Guide to Spice: The Drug That's Putting British Students in the Hospital
Everything you need to know about "robot weed," the UK's new nightmare drug.
A New Synthetic Drug Is Making British Prisoners Violent and Psychotic
"Black Mamba" is changing drug culture and wreaking havoc in the UK's prisons.
The Future of Drugs According to VICE
Until the planet explodes, melts, or drowns, humans will want to get high.
Inside New Zealand's Synthetic Drug Scene
"The pioneers of drug use were looking for a particular experience, and they found it after a journey. Now you just get the destination and miss the journey."
The British Government Just Cracked Down on Everything That Gets You High
Is it the final nail in the coffin for the country's head shops?
Designer Drug Users Could Stumble onto Cures for Mental Disorders
People are already willingly experimenting on themselves—the drug industry should harness that research and see if they're on to something.
A History of Bad Legal Highs
There are a million legal ways to get high, from airplane glue to just holding your breath for a while. In fact, most legal highs suck. But for many people, especially very young people, legal highs are the easiest way to pleasantly scramble your brain...
It's Been Eight Months Since New Zealand Stopped Banning Designer Drugs
Last July, New Zealand ushered in a world-first law aimed at regulating controversial synthetic drugs and herbal highs that get sold over-the-counter with droll names like Kronic, Thai Hi and Giggle.