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It's a collaborative effort by the Good Night Out Campaign, Release, Safe Only Ltd and The Love Tank

A new initiative, Safer States, has been introduced in the UK to address drug safety and harm reduction in nightlife settings. Launched as a collaborative...

Laughing gas ban UK

New laws come into effect despite experts recommending a more nuanced approach 

Recreational use and possession of nitrous oxide has been banned in the UK, with up to 24 months in prison for those caught breaking the...

Laughing gas to be made illegal class C substance in UK by end of 2023

Those caught producing or selling the drug could face up to 14 years in prison under new rules

Nitrous oxide, colloquially known as laughing gas, is to be made an illegal class C substance in the UK by the end of 2023. Under...

The most frequently analysed drugs have included ecstasy, ketamine, cocaine, and LSD

A free drug-checking programme implemented in Berlin has revealed that almost half of the samples tested merited a “warning” status. A total of 428 samples...

Death of two teenagers at SWG3 event were "drug-related", police confirm

The deaths of the two 18-year-olds came after they attended a 12-hour party at the Glasgow venue

Police officers investigating the deaths of two teenagers who attended a party at Glasgow venue SWG3 have said that they were "drug-related". The two 18-year-old...

creamfields

Two separate warnings were issued, one over "high strength MDMA pills" and the other over pills in circulation that contain dimethylpentylone

Warnings have been issued over dangerous pills identified as this year's Creamfields North. Two separate warnings were issued, one over "high strength MDMA pills" and...

Keep Hush Survey Results

The UK promoters point to six key findings relating to people's clubbing habits in 2022

UK promoters Keep Hush have shared the findings from their community-led clubbing survey, U Going Out? The survey was launched in May, in response to...

COVID-19 and Brexit lead to rise in fake MDMA circulation, study finds

45% of samples believed to be MDMA that were tested at three festivals in England last summer in fact contained none of the drug

A rise in fake MDMA in the UK is being caused by supply chain issues fuelled by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing police crackdowns...

The Australian study surveyed festivalgoers at six music festivals in New South Wales that took place between November 2019 and March 2020

A new study carried out in Australia has found that the presence of police at music festivals can lead some attendees to "panic overdose", by...

Produced by Black Milk and taken from the forthcoming tenth album, which will land next year

Cypress Hill have shared a new track, 'Open Ya Mind', complete with video. 

The song, which was produced by Black Milk, is taken from the...

Shocked by the spate of accidental opioid overdoses in the US clubbing community, DJ and producer Lauren Flax decided to take action. With the help of healthcare professionals and...

Around 150 people every day, or six people every hour, died from a synthetic opioid overdose in the United States last year. The total number...

Public urination is thought to be a key contributor to the situation

MDMA and cocaine traces in the River Whitelake, which runs next to Glastonbury Festival, are threatening local wildlife, according to a new environmental report based...

The blue Tesla-emblazoned pills are believed to be highly dangerous

Warnings have been issued in a number of UK cities about a batch of "extremely strong" blue pills emblazoned with the Tesla logo that are...

As healthier lifestyles have become more prevalent in the dance music industry, some have turned to the legal compound CBD for its benefits. But who uses it...

It’s Monday morning, and the painful cocktail of a weekend club life and weekday deadlines hits hard. Focus seems impossible and every platform is bleeping...

From back-to-back travel and navigating unknown places, to the thrill of peak time raving and the low of the next day, touring DJs lead lives...

My previous DJing career took me all over the world in the early ’00s. Back then, I would always go to the after party —...

The 'Skype' pills contain up to three times the regular dose of MDMA... 

Five people have been left “critically ill” after Parklife festival due to high-strength ecstasy, leading police to issue a warning. 

The 'Skype' tablets are said...

He was arrested in early October on suspicion of MDMA possession...

David Morales has been released by Japanese authorities without charge following his arrest this month on suspicion of drug possession.

In early October, the US...

The substance is infamous... 

Prince's toxicology report shows “a pretty clear smoking gun”, according to Associated Press, which obtained a copy of the document. 

Several experts have stated that...

Events have support from police to help protect users... 

A number of UK festivals, including giant double-event Reading and Leeds, have announced plans to introduce safe drug testing spaces for punters this summer.

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Thanks, science!

A new study undertaken at McGill University in Canada has found that music stimulates the same part of the brain as sex, drugs and food...