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Tag: Drugs
VICE takes you inside the new drug epidemic hitting the streets of Miami a we break down exactly what makes the new Tranq crisis so dangerous…and what sets it apart from other…
Confessions of a Cartel Cocaine Kingpin on Tommy G’s YouTube dives into the raw, unfiltered mindset of a former high-level player in the cocaine trade. The interview pulls back the curtain on…
This is how surging cocaine trafficking has fueled a burgeoning crack crisis, which is taking hold across Western Europe. For the latest episode of VICE’s War on Drugs series, we explore Germany’s…
What happens when a teenage schoolboy from Liverpool vanishes at 19—only to reappear across Europe as the unassuming mastermind of a £20 million drug trafficking empire? Meet Eddie Burton, a baby-faced enigma…
Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an inferior, short-lived, and brutally addictive version of heroin. In this…
Since the 1990’s Mexico’s Narco Pilots have risked life and limb transporting drugs for the Cartels. It’s a risky game but many are attracted to it by the upwards of $12,000 they…
The man who introduced Jay-Z to Cristal and who brough the Cali GOODS to NYC and was the GO TO for ALL your favorite rappers…. BRANSON of Harlem
Lean is often made by mixing prescription-strength codeine cough syrup with soda. The drink has become popularized in hip-hop culture over the last several years, with famous rappers drinking and featuring it…
This is how decades of conflict have shaped Northern Ireland’s prescription drug scene and why it is leading to alarming drug deaths among young people. Benzodiazepines—a class of sedative drugs, known by…