All Episodes of Drugs Map of Britain
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Season 1
NaN/100 votesLoading...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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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