Naughty boy

A chemical crackdown is coming for the MMCs – but will it work?

Why does Raheem Sterling have a nitrous oxide problem?

Cocaine, cathinones and a little first-birthday klaxon

Purity is down and prices are up. Where has all the coke gone?

Purity is down and prices are up. Where has all the coke gone?

Kojo Koram on fixing the drug war's fetid wound

On skanking sober at 7am

Emily Dufton on Reddit, John Ehrlichman, and Nixon’s real war on drugs

Altered State author Matthew Collin on MDMA, 90s myth-making + the legacy of long nights under the lasers

The secret drug created when coke and booze collide

The secret drug created when coke and booze collide

A police trial hopes to stop one of drug culture's dumbest trends – doing balloons behind the wheel.

How two small cities topped the global cocaine charts

Social media drug groups are getting faster, more automated and leaner in connecting people with the goods they're looking for.

Telegram and WhatsApp dealer groups are changing how we buy drugs

The rise of dial-a-dealer groups

Smoking weed in the 90s

An A–K of the capital’s new drug checking service

An A–K of the capital’s new drug-checking service

It's all (sort of) kicking off...

"Mums, like most humans, do use drugs"

How we built a cocaine mountain

A month without ultra-processed food

Fear in the age of abstinence

Fear in the age of abstinence

Can psychedelics help you lift?

Real-world evidence from multiple countries shows that minimum unit pricing works: it cuts the purchase of high-strength cheap alcohol, improves health outcomes, and benefits those facing the highest ...

Can nostalgia heal?

Can nostalgia heal?

Medetomidine has arrived in Kensington • The most powerful drug yet • 'You go straight to sleep'

As the Budget looms, here's the true cost of our drinking habit

Combining psychedelics with exercise is uncharted territory, but it’s gaining traction among a generation obsessed with flow states and biohacking

As the Budget looms, here's the true cost of our drinking habit

"Azz-Tek"

Once a boutique buzz, ket’s now in the bargain bucket - how did this happen?

According to the man that's tried them all

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

Researcher Caroline Copeland explains why official figures miss nearly 14,000 opioid deaths