fentanyl
The Best Ever VICE Drug Stories
From investigations into why people in the UK don't use meth to interviews with drug dealers telling us how much they actually make.
Naloxone Man: The IRL Superhero Teaching People How to Reverse Overdoses
Former raver and morph suit enthusiast George Charlton is an “expert by experience” when it comes to drugs and harm reduction.
Cops Are Portraying Themselves as Victims of Their Own Drug War
And it’s driving legislation to punish people who use drugs for supposedly endangering the police investigating them.
I Research Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels
Bertrand Monnet is a professor, but his field work is a little... unusual.
Mexico Busts Another String of Pharmacies Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills
Ensenada was the focus of the latest raids by Mexican authorities, which closed down 31 different “pharmacies” this time.
Will Europe Escape America’s Opioid Death Crisis?
A worrying spike in synthetic opioid deaths is hitting Europe. But so far the continent has escaped a US-style death epidemic. Why is this and can it last?
China Will Crack Down on Fentanyl Sent to the US. Worse Drugs Could Fill the Vacuum.
The U.S. already pressured China to ban fentanyl once. Supply grew exponentially afterwards.
How I Got Addicted to Fentanyl in My 20s
Max was prescribed synthetic opioids at a time when they were considered safe. Seven years later, he's still dealing with the consequences.
Did El Chapo’s Sons Really Just Ban Fentanyl Production in Mexico?
A number of signs found in Sinaloa suggest as much, but sources say it is a ploy for more control of the lucrative business.
Angus Cloud Died Of a Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, and Benzo Overdose.
The Alameda County Coroner's office confirmed today that the Euphoria star consumed a deadly cocktail of drugs.
A One-Year-Old New York Boy Died of a Suspected Fentanyl Overdose at His Daycare
Police said three other children also overdosed. Grei Mendez and Carlisto Brito are facing depraved indifference murder charges in relation to the case.
Fentanyl-Laced Coke and Meth Is Not Fuelling America's Overdose Crisis
The authors of a new study charting a deadly “fourth wave” of drug overdoses tell VICE News that media reports attributing the rise to cocaine and meth being cut with synthetic opioids are wrong.