Drugs

Opinion

‘Bristol can lead the way in pushing for legalising cannabis’

Cannabis is now legally regulated in a growing number of countries around the world, but the UK is being left behind.

Steve Rolles
Steve Rolles

Cable Live

Cable Live: Will drugs ever be legalised in the UK and how do we get there?

Matty Edwards George Colwey
Matty Edwards and George Colwey

Opinion

Scotland will open the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility – Bristol should be next

Martin Powell
Martin Powell

Features

More drug arrests but more people in treatment two years into new diversion scheme

Bristol was one of the areas to get funding from Project Adder, a new scheme to divert first time offenders away from the criminal justice system and pursue bigger players in the illegal drug trade. But how is it going?

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Podcasts

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with the doctor prescribing ketamine to assist therapy

Neil Maggs George Colwey Adam Cantwell-Corn
Neil Maggs, George Colwey and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Reports

Bristol to become first UK city to offer potentially life saving drug checking scheme

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

Inside the Bristol clinic offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for mental health and addiction

The evidence from the £6,000 treatment plans is encouraging despite a lack of large-scale studies, but questions remain around disparities of access.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Video

Watch: The government blocked Bristol’s plans for tackling drug overdoses. This Scottish activist took matters into his own hands.

Cranstoun Project Lead Peter Krykant set up his own safe consumption room in a van in Glasgow. The idea has support in Bristol, so what will happen next?

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Features

‘How I bounced back from a drug overdose induced coma’

Billy speaks out about his recovery journey, and why it’s so important that support for addiction is out there.

Joe Skirkowski

Features

Does this Bristol pilot project suggest the UK is moving towards less draconian drug laws?

The £5 million pilot project came to Bristol earlier this year to help get more people into treatment and prevent reoffending.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Features

Why Bristol Uni is taking a more progressive stance on drugs

The uni is going to focus on harm reduction and not punishment when dealing with drugs on campus.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Reports

As Bristol’s latest drug death rocks the city, can getting your drugs tested save lives?

The Cable speaks to Bristol Drugs Project about their harm reduction efforts amid safety concerns about young people partying after the recent reopening.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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