Max Daly
Global Drugs Editor
max.daly@vice.comMax Daly is Vice's Global Drugs Editor and specialises in reporting on drugs and crime. He won the Orwell Prize in 2019 for his work on young drug dealers and co-authored Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs
What Are Recreational Drugs Doing to Our Mental Health?
Millions of us take drugs. But for those who aren't feeling great about themselves, the need for escapism can be stronger. Unfortunately, this chemical sanctuary can worsen people's mental health.
Ecstasy Is Stronger Than It's Ever Been
Thanks to the online drug markets and advances in chemistry, pills throughout Europe have become extremely potent.
This Is What It Felt Like to Arrest a Friend for Heroin Trafficking
We spoke to a former undercover DEA agent about the two years he spent befriending an Afghan opium kingpin, before locking him up for life.
Mephedrone, Psychosis and a Severed Penis: When Drugs Are Blamed in Courts
This week, a man who stabbed his mother several times before severing his own dick used a "drug-induced psychosis" defence. But how legitimate is it for offenders to lay all the blame on narcotics?
The Future of Drugs According to VICE
Until the planet explodes, melts or drowns, humans will want to get high.
An Alert for Drug Users: If You're Going Out This Weekend, Don't Take Pink 'Superman' Pills
Four deaths were attributed to them over Christmas and New Year's. When will the UK adopt a similar pill-testing scheme to the one in place in the Netherlands?
What We Learned About Drugs in 2014
Here's your scratch 'n' sniff guide to what really went down in the world of drugs this year.
Is a 'Death Dealer' Intentionally Murdering Cocaine Tourists in Amsterdam?
Three tourists have died in the past couple of months after snorting white heroin that they believed to be cocaine. Is this the fault of an inexperienced, idiotic dealer, or someone deliberately doling out death?
'Illegal!' Magazine Will Teach You How to Take Drugs Better
The Danish quarterly magazine – now available in the UK – is sold by drug users as an alternative to "theft and prostitution", and might actually give you some helpful pointers.
No, Drug Addicts Won't Be Spiking Children's Sweets This Halloween
Urban myths about evil trick-or-treaters are surfacing again.
The Sad Demise of Nancy Lee, One of Too Many Ketamine Casualties
The 23-year-old is one of a growing number to die slowly and horribly due to K abuse.