Drugs

Commander Julian Bennett was in charge of writing the Metropolitan Police’s drug strategy and overseeing police misconduct. He now stands accused of taking psychedelics on holiday and regularly smoking weed before work.

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.

The active ingredient in magic mushrooms has been hailed as mental health wonder-drug. But some treatment journeys end up a very bad trip.

In a radical report, the Scottish government has called for the decriminalisation of all drugs for personal use. Westminster? You guessed it…

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.

From legal antidepressants being sold on the darkweb to flushing your nose out after a sesh, here are some of the safety tips, warnings and surprises our drug columnist has picked up along the way.