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Breaking: New Zealand Wines under criminal investigation following police raid

Breaking: New Zealand Wines under criminal investigation following police raid

The popular Fallowfield convenience store has been raided after numerous intelligence submissions claiming that the shop was selling nitrous oxide to residents
SU introduce drug purity testing kits

SU introduce drug purity testing kits

Drug purity testing kits have been introduced by the SU in an effort to promote safe substance usage.
Homelessness: A personal account

Homelessness: A personal account

One year on from Manchester City Council’s revised vision on tackling homelessness, I asked if any productive changes been made. Sean Proudman, who has been homeless for four years, spoke about his experience of rough sleeping and the support he has received.
UoM students jailed for running dark web drug empire

UoM students jailed for running dark web drug empire

£800,000 worth of drugs were sold on the dark web
Preview: Street Drugs in the Northern Powerhouse

Preview: Street Drugs in the Northern Powerhouse

The University of Manchester is to hold a symposium to discuss current recreational drug policies
Robot scientist aids drug-resistant malaria treatment discovery

Robot scientist aids drug-resistant malaria treatment discovery

AI robot, Eve, helped researchers at The University of Manchester and Cambridge to find that a toothpaste ingredient is effective against a drug-resistant malaria parasite

UoM Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Week

Emma Shanks caught up with a sample of mainly students ahead of University of Manchester’s Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, to talk about the ongoing issue of substance abuse

Martin Shkreli Harvard talk interrupted by fire alarm and walk-outs

Invited by a student group, Shkreli’s talk at Harvard University was met with protests and controversy

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War on drugs: Fabric reopens the debate

With new rules put in place, Fabric is due to reopen, and with it the age-long debate on drugs is back

Review: HAIR the Musical

Hair the Musical at Hope Mill theatre certainly leaves the audience on a high

Review: Yage Is Our Life

An insightful and poignant look into the effect that the commericialistion of yage is having on the indigenous people of Putumayo, Colombia

Women more likely to die from taking ecstasy

Female hormones mean that women are at a higher risk of suffering potentially fatal side effects of ecstasy

The drugs don’t work – the true cost of drug-taking

Rebecca Carr investigates the long-term effects of drugs on your mind and body, with the Priory Group’s new campaign to educate students

Life after Fabric: What’s next for the future of British clubbing?

When it comes to clubbing and drug culture in post-Fabric Britain, many questions have been left without reply. Miranda Bunnis searches for answers

Fabric: An Obituary

Fabric has been forced into closure, but are the cited reasons as clear as they seem?

Peter Hitchens: “This is a living, breathing corpse of a country”

Current Affairs Editor Joe C. Evans in discussion with journalist, author, and voice of the right Peter Hitchens

Can Cameron truly scale the wall of prison reform?

Ed John discusses the limitations of Cameron’s proposed prison reform and the overlooked issues that will only perpetuate themselves

Darknet drug markets are making drug-taking safer

Drug taking could be made safer with legalisation and regulation of the drug market, to give people the information they deserve

Newcastle University relaxes zero tolerance policy on drugs

The university has recently made an announcement signalling a shift from its hard-line approach towards banned substances