addiction
The Low-Grade Heroin Ravaging Serbia's Roma Underclass
Called "pajdo," the drug is cheap and plentiful, but destroys the bodies of users who are already suffering under the crushing weight of poverty and racism.
Meet the Man Who Has Not Taken a Sip of Water for Three Years
Filak says he survives on around 800 to 1,000 calories a day, solely consumed in the form of whole fruits and vegetables.
The Terrible Things That Can Happen if You Like Sex Too Much
I spoke to sex therapist Tim Lee of New York Pathways about bad relationships, how abuse can lead to compulsive behavior, and why the term "sex addict" sucks.
The Disturbing Relationship Between Addiction and ADHD
According to research, about 25 percent of adults who are treated for alcohol and substance abuse also have ADHD.
Once and for All, Marijuana Is Not a Gateway Drug
According to many studies, weed seems more like a filter that keep people away from stronger drugs than a stepping stone into life-destroying addiction.
A British Mom Is Mad That Her Cigarette-Addicted Son Can’t Vape at School
An e-cig is not medicine, school says.
Inside the South Korean Rehab Clinic that Treats Gaming Addicts With a German Sci-Fi Novel
In a country where 14 percent of teens are addicted to electronic media, an emerging rehab industry is finding new ways to reintroduce people to the real world.
How Computer Games Helped Me Recover from My Heroin Addiction
The author of 'White Out' and the new memoir 'Gamelife' on how his computer-game habit changed his life for the better.
Meeting the Drug-Addicted Male Escorts Pressured to Take Mephedrone and GHB at Chemsex Parties
We talked to some British male escorts about the popularity of GHB, mephedrone and crystal meth at gay sex parties, and how they're expected to take these drugs as part of their jobs.
There Is Now a Brain Implant that Can Control Emotions Wirelessly
But can human beings be trusted to be in complete control over their emotional reality?
Thailand's Meth Epidemic and Vomit Rehab
VICE Japan investigates 'yaba', the methamphetamine-based drug sweeping Thailand, and the unique rehab programme to cure addicts through daily group vomiting sessions.
How What You Believe Affects What You're Like When You're High
For decades, connoisseurs of psychedelics have said that "set and setting"—your state of mind and your environment—influence how you experience drugs. And they're right.