The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - EXPLAINED
Are all drugs the same in the eyes of the Law? You might have heard someone say “Aye mate, Cocaine is a class A drug” but what does this...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
What are 2C Drugs?
2C drugs are a group of psychoactive drugs that have hallucinogenic and stimulant effects. Read this LANDED Drug blog to find out more.
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
What are Benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines are a group of depressant drugs. Many of these drugs are common in the UK. Drugs such as diazepam are prescribed as medicine
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
What are Magic Mushrooms?
Magic mushrooms are hallucinogenic fungi that grow wild in the UK and across the world. They contain the psychedelic, psychoactive...
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
What is Valium?
Valium is a popular benzodiazepine drug. Benzodiazepines are a prescribed sedative drug used to treat anxiety and aid sleep. Valium was...
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
What is Speed?
Speed is the street name for Amphetamines. A powerful synthetic stimulant drug that activates chemical processes in the body, speeding up...
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
What is Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA)?
Volatile substance abuse is the formal term for solvent abuse or ‘buzzing gases’. This means deliberately inhaling chemicals found in...
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
Is there a safe way to use cannabis?
There is no safe way to use drugs. However, there are ways you can reduce the harm to yourself when using drugs. Cannabis is no...
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
What is Cannabis?
Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the UK and the USA, and arguably, the world. Most of the cannabis bought in the UK is now...
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
What is Acid?
Acid or LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug derived originally from ergot and a fungus found growing wild on rye and other grasses. It...
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min
What is Cocaine?
Cocaine is one of the most popular recreational drugs in the UK and in Lanarkshire.it continues to be the go-to drug of choice on a night...
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Stop and Search – Your Rights
(Photo credit – Wikipedia) When we mention the police, everyone has an opinion: some positive, some not so much. Whether we love them or...
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
What is Ecstasy?
Ecstacy is a popular party drug that can be sold in pill form (Ecstasy) or crystal/powder form (MDMA). It was introduced into the UK...
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
What is NOS?
Nitrous Oxide - which to a lot of us is known as NOS or laughing gas, is an anaesthetic gas with pain-relieving properties. NOS has...
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
What is Lean?
Lean or Purple Lean is made by combining cough syrups that contain Codeine with soft drinks/energy drinks and sometimes even fruity...
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