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Three die in north London borough from new synthetic opioid as expert warns: 'We are staring into the abyss'

Cychlorphine is thought to be 100 times stronger than heroin

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025

No, cannabis doesn't cause schizophrenia

These types of studies aren't intended to imply causation, yet they are often interpreted as such

Salon · Feb 14, 2025

'It's a potentially fatal dose': The superstrong ecstasy pills taking over London right now

MDMA pills tested in London recently were found to be double an adult dose, on average. Maddy Mussen asks the experts how they flooded the market

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

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M-cat is back: Young people are back on the 'indie sleaze' club drug

M-cat, also known as “meow meow”, has found its way back onto the rosters of drug dealers and young clubbers alike. Maddy Mussen on its resurgence

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2024

With Germany legalising cannabis, Europe is reaching a tipping point. Britain, take note

Regulating cannabis use is no longer radical but an increasingly normalised strategy, says drug policy analyst Steve Rolles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

$1bn in aid has been used to support failed ‘war on drugs’ over past decade, says report

Funding tied to drug prevention programmes given to 92 lower-income countries, including Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Calls for cannabis to be made Class A 'completely crazy', say experts

Experts said the proposal 'flies in the face of all evidence and reason'

Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022

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First-Ever London Drugs Commission To Consider Legal Cannabis, Mayor Khan Praises California Dispensaries

Several months after London's Mayor Sadiq Khan announced

Benzinga · May 12, 2022

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