NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Wolverhampton: Getting Off Mamba
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2016
In the first of our landmark new series looking at drug use across Britain, we explore a legal high ‘epidemic’ in Wolverhampton. Following 27 year old Liam over three months in his battle to quit the synthetic cannabinoid “Black Mamba”. Legal Highs are set to be outlawed by the British government in April. The ban comes as a response to the increasing use of synthetic drugs across the streets of Britain.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Manchester: Heroin Haters
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/2016
In the second episode of Drugs Map of Britain, we meet a group of men who use violence to deal with, what they say, is the growing heroin problem in their area. Every week, they collect discarded needles and believe those responsible must be punished. But how do they justify their actions and why do heroin addicts, in particular, face so much prejudice and stigma?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Scotland: Valium Crisis
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2016
In the third episode of Drugs Map of Britain, we investigate Valium addiction in Scotland, where three quarters of drug related deaths involve this type of drug. Millions of the pills- both real and counterfeit- are available to buy on the streets for as little as 20p each. We meet those buying them and witness the devastating effects of addiction for someone like Levi, who’s been taking Valium since he was 13. Has the widely prescribed ‘mother’s little helper’ become Scotland’s silent killer?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Dying For Weed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2016
Looking at drug use across Britain. This episode goes on a road trip around the country to meet seriously ill people who believe cannabis is helping them.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Swansea: Injecting Gone Wrong
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2016
Series looking at drug use across Britain. This episode takes a look at injecting-related injuries, including abscesses, open wounds and amputations.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Newcastle: Super-strength Ecstasy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2016
Once associated with rave culture, students like Marc are now using ecstasy and MDMA to help them socialise, and open up to their friends. But what risks are they taking?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Alcohol: Britain's Most Harmful Drug
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/2/2017
Meet the individuals behind London's alcohol addiction.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Belfast Buds
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2017
Director Adam Patterson follows the lives of young people in Northern Ireland who are abusing prescription medication.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Fentanyl: Deadlier Than Heroin
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/2017
Series looking at drug use across Britain. Fentanyl is on the rise in the UK, this episode explores the effect this drug has in Hull.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Nitrous Oxide
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/23/2023
How a local community in Birmingham has been impacted by nitrous oxide, told through the users, the shops that sell it and the activist trying to stop it.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Ketamine
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2023
An unflinching look at young ketamine users in Plymouth, whose consumption has moved away from parties and into their bedrooms, as they use the drug to self-medicate.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Uppers and Downers
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2023
We follow young drug users who have grown up with generational drug use in Fife, where you can get 'half a gram quicker than you can get a taxi.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Cocaine
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2023
This episode explores the impact of cocaine in London, where users say it’s been normalised.
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#16 - Monkey Dust
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2024
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The Best Episodes of Drugs Map of Britain
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A landmark series exploring the drugs of choice in different parts of the UK. From Mamba in Wolverhampton to Heroin in Manchester, this series lifts...
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:BBC Three
Best Episodes Summary
"Wolverhampton: Getting Off Mamba" is the best rated episode of "Drugs Map of Britain". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/4/2016. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Manchester: Heroin Haters".