Mephedrone
We Asked an Optometrist Why MDMA Makes Your Eyeballs Shake
As any devotee to the /r/drugs subreddit will be able to tell you, eye wiggles – or nystagmus – are a real and mysterious hassle.
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.
Explaining the Bizarre World of British Nightlife to Americans
British nightlife is a beautiful free-for-all of internet drugs, Wavey Garms girls, illegal raving, and regretful sex. But to the American outsider, it can seem confusing.
In 2015, It's This Easy to Start Your Own Lucrative Student Drug Ring
Not saying it's a good idea, but last week a bunch of fuzzy-faced undergraduates in Leeds proved that anybody can become a drug lord these days.
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.
The Death Stats That the British Government's 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.
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.
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?
We Need to Talk About London's Club Drug Problem
I interviewed Dr Owen Bowden-Jones about ketamine bladder, "cartoon vision" and the new trend for getting high off metal cleaner.
Is Tabloid Outrage Just Getting More People into Legal Highs?
Getting uppity about internet drugs seems kind of pointless if all you're doing is advertising them.
The Strange Tale of the Exorcist and the Club Drug Casualty
When your sanity falls off a cliff, you stop taking MXE and start talking to God.