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How Ketamine Has Made Its Way Back Into the UK
After the drought of 2014 and 2015, a new survey has found a significant rise in students using the drug – which confirms what analysts having been thinking for a while: that K is back on Britain's streets.
Austerity Has Opened the British High Street Up to Drug Gangs and Their Weed Farms
With an average of 16 shops closing every day, it's no surprise green-fingered gangsters are moving into shuttered banks and pet shops.
The Ups and Downs of Taking LSD
LSD's popularity is increasing, so we spoke to an expert about its effects.
Inside the Lives of Heroin Addicts Who Steal from Supermarkets to Fund Their Use
Every couple of weeks there are reports of heroin users appearing at court to face shoplifting charges. We spent a day with a couple of them to get an insight into their world.
A History of GHB, the Club Drug That's at the Centre of a Serial Killer Case
It's the Jeykll and Hyde of recreational drugs: take the right dose and its euphoric; take a miligram too much and it becomes deadly.
Everything You Need to Know About the Cocaine 'Cut' That Supposedly Rots Your Skin
Levamisole, a common cutting agent in cocaine, made the news recently for its apparent skin-destroying properties – but there's a lot more to the substance than that.
Why You Shouldn't Trust What the Police Say About Drugs
British police have a long history of spreading disinformation about illegal drugs, which – in the long run – doesn't help anyone.
Inside London's Secret Drug Dens
Exploring how British "drug dens" have changed since all the media interest a decade ago.
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.
This Is Why So Many Young Brits Are Taking So Much LSD and Ecstasy
A recent government report revealed that there's been a spike in how many pills and acid tabs are being consumed by people in the UK.
Bucharest's Drug-Addicted Roma Are Being Left to Rot
Romania's most oppressed ethnic group is suffering from a drug-fueled HIV epidemic and nobody gives a damn.
Laughing Gas? The Police Should Be More Worried About London's Crack and Crystal Meth Problems
For Lambeth council, clamping down on NOS canister litter is an easier win that honing in on the borough's real drug issues.