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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs

The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.

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Booze and bad behaviour

Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.

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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high

The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.

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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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  • Drogen und Drogenhandel im Altertum / von Alfred Schmidt.
  • Remedies with the Bayer-Cross.
  • Remedies with the Bayer-Cross.
  • Génesis de la cirurgía abdominal / Wyeth International Limited.
  • Génesis de la cirurgía abdominal / Wyeth International Limited.
  • Cibalgina, analgésico poderoso de acción rápida y segura ... : Hemostático fisiológico Coaguleno / CIBA.
  • Cibalgina, analgésico poderoso de acción rápida y segura ... : Hemostático fisiológico Coaguleno / CIBA.
  • Museum pieces. 4, An early blood transfusion.
  • Museum pieces. 4, An early blood transfusion.
  • Museum pieces. 4, An early blood transfusion.
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