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All the Things MPs Tried to Ban in 2016
NOS, kinky porn, Donald Trump – it's been a bumper year in politics.
Why Were British Police Selling Laughing Gas on eBay?
It looks like the police were selling laughing gas for profit through the same legal loophole that dealers use.
'High Society' Takes a Deeper Look into British Drug Culture
In VICE's new web series, we meet the users, dealers, and manufacturers contributing to the country's astronomical rate of drug consumption.
The Hangover News
This weekend one of the first jail terms for selling NOS was handed down, a pig ran around Ipswich to 'make friends' and more.
What Are Whip Its? The Side Effects and Dangers of Doing Them
Whip Its, also known as “whippits” and "whippets," can put you to sleep, take away pain, and get you high. But here’s what happens when they go wrong.
Can You Reverse the Long-Term Effects of Drugs by Being Healthy?
We went through a few of the world's favorite substances—booze, weed, coke, MDMA, NOS, and ketamine—to examine how you can mitigate the damage they cause to your body.
Tabloid Scare Stories About Drugs Actually Make People Buy More Drugs
When the tabloids write horror stories about drugs such as mephedrone or laughing gas, searches for how to buy those drugs go through the roof.
What This Year's Global Drug Survey Tells Us About Drug Use in the UK
SPOILER: We're really, really into NOS.
Will Anyone Actually Bother to Enforce the Laughing Gas Ban?
Now that NoS has officially been banned, will this be the summer it starts to disappear from the streets?
We Made the Rounds with a Whippits Dealer
Before the UK's Psychoactive Substances Act makes his business too risky to pursue, a British nitrous oxide dealer invited us to accompany him on his rounds.
I Tried Laughing Gas Therapy to See if It Could Dull My Traumatic Memories
A neuroscientist at University College London is studying whether or not NOS can help people forget distressing events, so I volunteered to be one of his guinea pigs.
NOS Balloons, Shotter Bags and Squat Parties: Understanding the New Urban British Teenager
People say subculture is dead, but they just need to look at the new tribe of teenagers wearing bucket hats and shotter bags, throwing parties in disused depots and inhaling a lot of laughing gas.