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After the coroner’s report was published last week, we looked into the drug and, it turns out, it’s available in supermarkets. Here, we speak to an expert on its effects and potential risks.

If you’re a drug user, you might be aware of this substance. But it won’t turn you into a “zombie” or “eat your flesh”, as the papers are claiming.

Kratom was legalised in Thailand in 2021, and the TikToker Tom Birchy is selling "potions" containing the drug. But is it dangerous?

From her “legalise it” uni days to now blocking progressive policy, our new PM’s views on drug reform seem to be a little, well, hazy.

Whatever you think you know, the chances are, you’ve got it all wrong. We spoke to the experts to find out what really happens when you put note to nose.

Using a rapid scan machine, coppers tested 145 people and found 17 with traces of cocaine. How terrifying is that? Not the results, the concept.

Talk of Scotland’s drug deaths crisis is nothing new. But as new policies are introduced, those affected believe there’s reason to be hopeful.

Recent data suggests the city’s drugs are getting lower in quality and purity. We spoke to a dealer, a raver and a researcher to get to the bottom of the baggy.

The age-old approach is doing clubbers and nightlife more harm than good.

As COP27 comes to a close, we look at the biggest offenders contributing to the crisis – and the stats are shocking.

After a piece of hair from the Bronze Age was found to contain hallucinogenic drugs last week, we dug a little deeper and, it turns out, they loved a sesh. Sort of.

Podcast: Our resident drug columnist Simon Doherty joins us for a chat about opioids, Gen Z sobriety and, er, the man who took 40,000 pills.