Prisoners are turning to the over-the-counter medication, Buscopan, to get high in jails across England and Wales. The pills release a potent hallucinogenic, scopolamine, when crushed and smoked on foil, …

What is nitrous oxide? Nitrous oxide has a long history of recreational as well as legitimate medical use. In the early 19th century, the upper classes frequently attended events where …

US President Joe Biden has officially announced that all prior federal offences of cannabis possession are to be pardoned, urging state governors and legislators to do the same.  In a …

For those gearing up for summer festivals in the Southern Hemisphere, the key advice is to check your drugs. Late last year, New Zealand adopted world-first legislation allowing drug checking …

The deaths of 16-year-old David Celino and 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in the same week in August have scarred the conscience of the nation. Their deaths, in separate circumstances and different …

When you hear the word ‘radiation’, it probably doesn’t conjure up the best images. We know that at certain doses, exposure to radiation can damage DNA in our cells, cause …

Referred to as the ‘green wave’ – the cannabis sector is undeniably on the rise across Europe, with policy changes in both medicinal and recreational contexts. BSDA predicts that global …

Cannabis is rapidly becoming a foriegn policy issue for the UK government, as crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories attempt to move away from the UK’s failed experiment at cannabis …

It would be difficult to trace the harm reduction movement back to one specific cause, as it has roots in so many different activist groups. The movement goes as far …

  and how we can stop it… On 26th July 2021, police officers found the body of a 40-year old man, named Richard Beare, inside a flat in Penzance, Cornwall. …