Category: Drugs
Nose Damage From Drugs: Cocaine Use
Cocaine is a popular drug in the UK, with the latest figures stating that 2.1% people aged 16 to 59 years used the drug last year, making it the second most popular illegal substance. It is often used casually and socially, but there are serious consequences to cocaine use and addiction. Besides addiction, coke nose…
Read MoreWhat Does Nitrous Oxide Do?
Nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas or “nos”, is a gas that is used legally in medical and catering fields but has become a popular substance for recreational use, especially with younger people. Use of nitrous oxide peaked during the pandemic, but there have been increased reports of harm in the UK. Last year, a…
Read MoreWhat Does Ketamine Abuse Look Like?
At the beginning of the year, the Government announced that they were seeking expert advice on reclassifying ketamine to a Class A drug. The use of the drug has been growing in recent years, and in the year ending March 2023, it was reported that around 299,000 people had used ketamine at some point in…
Read MoreWhat Is Flakka?
You might have heard of a newly emerging ‘zombie drug’ known as flakka. Similar to bath salts and other designer drugs, this dangerous synthetic cathinone has been making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. But what is flakka, and what are the risks involved with using it? Find out more here. Flakka is the…
Read MoreIs Ketamine an Opioid?
The Home Office has said that it is seeking expert advice on changing ketamine classification from Class B to Class A, which is generally seen as the most harmful and potentially harmful substances. This follows a surge in use, with an estimated 269,000 people aged 16-59 reported ketamine use in the year to 2024. Even as use…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Xylazine
One emerging threat that you may have heard of is a sedative named xylazine, which is commonly known by the street name ‘tranq’. It is also known as a ‘zombie drug’. UK legislation has already been laid in Parliament to ban xylazine and a number of other emerging recreational drugs. But what exactly is this…
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