Photos of Life in a Barcelona Drug Squat
Photographer Sasha Asensio spent time in one of the dozens of 'narcopisos' in Barcelona.
Cold Showers Help Me Manage Dysphoria When Nothing Else Works
When I had an eating disorder linked to dysphoria, I thought cold showers would help me lose weight. Instead, I find that they bring me back to myself.
More Drug Users Are Intentionally Using Fentanyl Amid Overdose Crisis, Study Finds
The way we think about harm reduction and fentanyl should change, Canadian researchers suggest.
How to Tell Your Doctor You're Using Drugs
“A psychedelic? Why would you do that?” my doctor asked.
Getting High Is Damaging the Planet – But Mostly Because of Prohibition
This is how cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and heroin are harming the environment.
How Big US Companies Are Selling Weed Vapes in the UK
We met JJ O'Brien from vape giant PAX Labs to talk about bringing the PAX 3 to the UK, and marketing a legal product to an illegal market.
The Couples Using Magic Mushrooms as Relationship Therapy
"It was like we could see each other's souls."
Opinion: The New Ketamine-Based Antidepressant Is a Rip-Off
Johnson & Johnson patented a form of the psychedelic with less research and a ridiculous price tag.
Heroin Overdose Parties Are a Dehumanising Myth
“Narcan parties” are just another part of the narrative that vilifies people who use the drugs our nation has chosen to criminalize.
Prisoners Are Now Smoking Nicotine Patches and Chamomile Tea
It’s been a year since the ban on tobacco, British inmates' surrogate currency. The results are weird, but also predictable.
There's a Reason the UK Takes More Coke, K and MDMA Than Anywhere Else
Our nation's enduring obsession with the rave years might go some way to explaining today's Global Drug Survey results.
The Fascinating History of Mescaline, the OG Psychedelic
We spoke to writer Mike Jay about the drug's journey from prehistoric caves, through Aztecs, Mormons, Beat poets, Jean-Paul Sartre and a British MP.
