Dispatches from drug culture & a dopamine-drenched planet — by journalist David Hillier.
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The Raheem Complex
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A famous black England footballer strafes across the motorway in his Lamborghini whilst sucking on balloons plumped full of nitrous oxide, before crashing his car. If you were drawing a venn diagram for...
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A Freedom of Information by the BBC found that, between May 2025 and April 2026, there were 1,539 reported incidents of cuckooing in London – with 1,275 of the victims male. The same article also reported that, in the two years between 2023...
THE BIRTHDAY RECKONING
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The Secrets of Festival Drug Plugs
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How Cocaine Created the Big Pharma Playbook
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A new podcast coming out of Los An...
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Dispatches from drug culture & a dopamine-drenched planet.
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Writer and co-host of The Trip Report Report podcast. Occasional rave organizer.
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