Drugs
MDMA Is Getting Super Popular Among Rich, Young Indians
The “cooler” party drug is gaining momentum with a generation using it as a quick fix for mental health concerns and social anxiety, as well as to gain social cachet in a cut-throat job market.
After Decades, ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ Has Finally Been Charged by Police
Tse Chi Lop allegedly headed an alliance of five of Asia’s triad groups, that was more sophisticated than any Latin American cartel.
No, Drug Dealing Is Not Driving London’s Teen Murder Epidemic
Researchers tell VICE World News that murders of young people in London are rarely drug-related, despite what the government and police say.
‘This Is Our Protest’: Black People Are Taking Shrooms to Heal From Racism
As more cities decriminalize or legalize psilocybin, Black people are claiming space in the wider psychedelic movement and the outdoors.
Sterilization, Execution, Labor Camps: Rhetoric Against Drug Users Is Escalating
Politicians are floating more and more extreme solutions to the U.S. overdose crisis—ones that won’t even solve the problem.
The Highs and Lows of Sex on Drugs
It’s best for people who have sex on drugs to exert some effort into minimizing the risks.
Is the Syrian Regime the World’s Biggest Drug Dealer?
Experts say Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria is a narco state that is pumping out millions of speed pills and is now a bigger drug producer than the Mexican cartels.
‘Gas Station Heroin’ Is Causing Intense Withdrawals. It’s Legal in Most States.
Tianeptine is an antidepressant. But it’s being sold in the U.S., especially at gas stations, as a dietary supplement and functions like an opioid.
Would You Be Friends With Your Friends if You Didn’t Do Drugs Together?
“Our friendship wouldn’t be the same [without the drugs], although I don’t think that that makes it more or less valuable.”
The Criminalisation of Cannabis Costs Australia Massively, Study Finds
In the 2015-16 financial year alone, more than $1.7 billion was spent on enforcement.
Colombia’s Infamous ‘Pink Cocaine’ Is on the Rise in Europe
The drug, a mix of ketamine, MDMA and pink food colouring, is being sold by a new generation of young narcos in Colombia and is increasingly being seized by authorities in Europe.
An Artist Used Pokémon Go Technology to Sell ‘Crypto Cocaine’ NFTs in Art Basel Bathrooms
Colombian artist Camilo Restrepo placed digital images of cocaine in little baggies around the world famous art fair.