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Test your drugs
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Check your drugs with a home testing kit or by sending them to a lab. CREW explains how.
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What are nitazenes?
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Nitazenes are a new synthetic opioid drug that has emerged in the UK drug supply. CREW explains what to look out for and how to stay safe.
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What’s in your vape?
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Young people are getting sick vaping in North Yorkshire and across the UK. We ask a scientist why.
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What is ‘spice’?
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'Spice' refers to a group of drugs known as synthetic cannabinoids. This guide explains what they are and what happens when you take them.
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“I accidentally vaped Spice”
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What happens if you accidentally vape spice? VICE speaks to people who thought they were vaping cannabis.
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Vape or smoke weed?
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Which does less harm to your health? Drugs and Me explores how people consume weed in the USA.
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Seeing your GP
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Professor Winstock explains the questions doctors ask about alcohol, why they ask them, and how seeing your GP can help.
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What causes addiction?
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Author Johann Hari explains in just two minutes something that has been argued over for years. Why people get addicted.
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Wound care if you inject
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Treat wounds and stay infection-free by watching this clip from Public Health Wales. Your local drug service can supply everything you need
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Ketamine Bladder
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Need to pee? If you’ve been using ketamine, it’s worth reading this guide from DanceSafe.
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Addictive personality?
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Risk takers are more likely to have drink or drug problems. But is there such a thing as an addictive personality? The Conversation explores
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Are my benzos fake?
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Pills bought online can look real enough. The Conversation explores what’s in them, and why people prefer to buy online.
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Injecting heroin
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Try smoking heroin instead of injecting. But if injecting, independent film maker Jon Derricott provides this clip showing how.
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HIV and Hep C in syringes
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Scientists discover that HIV can survive in a used syringe for 21 days. Hep C a week. Avoid both by never sharing. From Exchange Supplies
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Injecting: How much citric?
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Use Vit C instead of citric if possible. But Exchange Supplies shows how more acid won’t get more heroin but will hurt your veins.
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Safer injecting handbook
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Ideally, never inject. But if you do, Exchange Supplies help you reduce your risks of viral infections, vein damage, hepatitis and HIV.
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Can I drive this morning?
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Tell Morning After how much you drank last night – they’ll tell you when you’re safe to drive.
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He tried 157 drugs
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Then he wrote a book about it. Dominic Milton Trott talks to Big Think and gives his 10 commandments for safer use.
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Solvents – quick guide
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Can you explain how to use solvents more safely in just a page? Re-Solv can.
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Illegal to inhale?
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Aerosols, nitrous, butane gas, and other household products – can they get you arrested? Re-Solv explains the law.
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Nitrous Oxide (Nos)
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Use a balloon when using nitrous. Re-Solv explains why in this guide to getting high on Nos.
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I’m not coming up
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Professor Winstock explores why some pills work fast, some slow, and why you shouldn’t take another if nothing happens at all.
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Binge vs daily drinking
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Is binge drinking better for you than daily drinking? Professor David Nutt tackles this query on behalf of Drug Science.
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Why drinking feels good
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You know it causes harm, but it feels good. Professor David Nutt explains to Ross Kemp what alcohol does to the brain.
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Alcohol: a class B drug?
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Ross Kemp asks Professor David Nutt how harmful is alcohol? If it was invented today, he says, it would probably be a class B drug.
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Binge drinking
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What’s the difference between having a binge and having a good time? Club Soda explores how ‘just the one’ turns into one too many.
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Am I drinking too much?
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Take drinkaware’s online quiz to discover if it’s time to cut down.
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Am I likely to get cancer?
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Alcohol causes 7 types of cancer – even if you are a moderate drinker. But drinkaware can advise on how to lower your risk.
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Calorie calculator
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Crunch the numbers to discover your weekly calorie and unit intake with drinkaware.
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Drink and your waistline
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Struggling to stay in shape? Your favourite drink may be to blame. Drinkaware explains the hidden calories.
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Your Xanax is probably fake
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The Loop’s Guy Jones explains why and what to look out for when you use Xanax.
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Thinking of mixing?
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The Loop’s Guy Jones explains to Vice what happens when you mix cocaine, alcohol, ketamine and MDMA
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Why take horse medicine?
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Ketamine questions answered by The Loop's Guy Jones, as part of Vice's safe sesh series.
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20 balloons in a row?
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How much is too much Nos? The Loop’s Guy Jones explains nitrous oxide, as part of Vice's safe sesh series.
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Can I overdose on weed?
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The Loop’s Guy Jones provides the answers to your cannabis questions, as part of Vice's safe sesh series
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£50 or £80 for cocaine?
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The Loop’s Guy Jones explains if you really get more for your money with coke, as part of Vice's safe sesh series.
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Ecstasy in my drink?
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The Loop’s Guy Jones explains ecstasy, including whether to sprinkle it in your drink, as part of Vice's safe sesh series.
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What to do in an emergency
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Chest pains. Fitting. How to help someone if they react badly to a drug, by the Loop.
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What if I get arrested?
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Possession. Supply. Release explains different drug offences, and what happens if you get caught.
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Class A? Class B? Class C?
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Check a drug’s legal classification with Release - and what it means.
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A – Z of recreational drugs
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Find out more about a recreational drug using Drugs and Me’s guide.
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Withdrawal
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Craving, clucking, catting, rattling… Drugs and Me cover withdrawals from stimulants, depressants, cannabis, benzos and alcohol.
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Needing more to get high?
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You may be developing a tolerance. Drugs and Me explain what to do.
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Overdose
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What is it. What to do about it. How to avoid it. Drugs and Me explain OD.
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Buying drugs from a dealer
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How do you know what you’re getting? Test it. Just one of the tips from Drugs and Me.
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Alcohol withdrawal
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You want to stop but your body needs a drink. Club Soda’s advice guru Dru Jaeger explains what’s going on.
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Alcohol-free shopping
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Forget lemonade. Whatever you're after, The Alcohol-Free shop offers a much more enticing 0% drink selection
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Check out your drug use
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If you use drugs to have a good time, CREW’s online tool can help you figure the risk.
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Can’t pee on ecstasy?
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MDMA can badly affect the balance of salt in your body, leaving you thirsty but unable to pee. CREW explains what to do.
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Ecstasy (MDMA) User Guide
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Ecstasy pills are getting stronger and can contain powerful stimulants like PMA. CREW explains how to stay cool and not re-dose too soon.
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Cocaine User Guide
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If your coke isn’t getting you high, wait before re-dosing… it may not be coke. CREW explains everything about cocaine.
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Cannabis User Guide
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Eat before you get high. CREW explains why – and everything else you should know about cannabis.
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Benzos User Guide
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Fake benzos can come in real packaging. CREW explains how to spot a fake - and everything else about benzos.
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Amphetamine User Guide
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Preparing amphetamine for injection changes it from a Class B to a Class A drug. CREW explains it all in their detailed guide.
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Middle age drinking
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More cash, more time. Middle age brings its own risks with alcohol use. Professor Winstock explores why.
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GHB early warning signs
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Anxiety could be the first sign your GHB use is getting out of hand. David Stuart tells Professor Winstock what to look for.
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Methadone and buprenorphine
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Feeling yawny, sweaty and achy? Global Drug Survey's Professor Winstock says don’t feel pressured to reduce if you aren’t ready.
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GHB golden rules
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If you take GHB to have a good time, don't use it the next day for the come down. Professor Winstock talks to chemsex advocate David Stuart.
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First time taking a drug
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How much. How often. How to take a drug for the first time, by Global Drug Survey
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