Narcomania
Mitt liv som internationell kokainsmugglare
När Pieter "Posh Pete" Tritton var i tjugoårsåldern tjänade han över 300 000 kronor i månaden, men det dröjde inte länge förrän allt gick fullständigt åt helvete.
The Police Officers Who Sell the Drugs They Seize
Police stealing drugs from the lock-up, or even directly from other dealers, is more common than you'd think.
Why More Young British People Are Using Heroin
A study released today reveals a load of new unexpected narcotics trends throughout the UK.
This Is What Happened to the 'Trainspotting' Generation of Heroin Users
Why the drug disappeared, and how it appears to be making something of a comeback.
Heroin Users Who've OD'd Talk About Being Brought Back from the Brink
Naloxone – an opioid antidote – is re-animating hundreds of people every year.
Is the Drug Trade Really Bank-Rolling Terrorism?
We often hear about "Jihadists flooding the west with heroin", or "ISIS making billions through drug trafficking" – but we rarely see much actual evidence.
I Use LSD to Help me Deal with the Trauma of Being Kidnapped By My Dad
When Nara flew to Iraq from London for her grandmother's funeral, she found her grandmother very much alive, and her father furious at her for becoming "too Westernised".
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.
Modafinil Is How Lecturers Mark Your Crappy Essays
It's not just students taking the smart drug to help them power through their workload.
Why Do Brits Love Ketamine So Much?
An investigation, from an American perspective, into why Special K has never really picked up traction as a party drug in the US.
How Legal Highs Changed During My 25 Years of Selling Them
An interview with the man who owned the UK's biggest legal high wholesale business.
How Governments Have Used the War on Drugs to Oppress Their Enemies
Last week it was revealed Richard Nixon had launched his war on drugs to target people he didn't like – but he's not the only one to use narcotics as a hammer to beat his enemies with.