WHAT ARE YOU ON | David Hillier

the Planet's 5 best Drugs According to the man that's tried them all

I spoke to DM Trott (author of The Drug Users Bible) about his five favourite drugs – of 182 he's tried, tested and reported on.

Can you guess the ketamine-adjacent research chemical he picked at number 3?

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Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

Happy to be told otherwise and god bless British pubs and clubs, but these longer hours aren't going to stop the 75% of booze being bought in shops, are they?

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"The reason pink cocaine is “one of the most significant developments in the drug market in recent years” (according to a recent Spanish government report) is...because it’s pink. A bright, lurid, Barbie Dreamhouse pink that really pops on Instagram. "

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"Within half an hour I felt a cranial throb – like the ghost of a pill, dialled way down."

I profiled – and tested – kanna: the legal botanical buzz that's making waves in the US and has recently launched in the UK.

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How our opioid death stats got so Wrong Researcher Caroline Copeland explains why official figures miss nearly 14,000 opioid deaths

"Writing out lots of different substances may not appear concise on the death certificate...it's not always clear which drug was most responsible, so the cause of death is often reported as something ambiguous like “multi-drug toxicity” or “polydrug use.”"

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Research showed that nearly 14k opioid-related deaths in England & Wales were wrongly attributed — to “multi-drug toxicity” + other ambiguous terms.

I spk with Caroline Copeland, lead researcher, about the nuances of coroners' reporting and funding cuts

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At core, ADHD is a dopamine deficit. Which makes evolutionary sense of why those with it can gravitate to drugs, dancing, loud music, and the dopaminergic hunt of the sesh.

It’s a symbiosis with lows but abundant highs, shaping not just people but culture👇

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can Sleep Deprivation treat Depression? On Reddit, it’s called sleeptripping. In clinics, it’s chronotherapy. Can staying awake really lift the blues?

Chronotherapy – aka “wake therapy”. Used with 1000s of patients for depression and bipolar.

But what is it, and why is there a lack of research on this extremely tiring treatment?

👉 Read the first drop in The Morning After series. Sunday short hit.

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From rejection comes reason ❄️

Publishers said no to a book on UK drug culture.
So I started this instead.

The first WHAT ARE YOU ON post is live now.


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The first WHAT ARE YOU ON post lands tomorrow, 8AM sharp ❄️

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Cannock driver inhaled laughing gas before killing woman in crash Drivers on nitrous oxide are branded a

Tragic. 67 year old woman killed by a man driving while doing nitrous oxide. I've seen lads doing this round my way. I can excuse most drug trends but this is so dumb and dangerous.

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Saw an ounce of ❄️ for £680 on Telegram. Ounce of 🐎 for £160. Anyone can be a social dealer in 2025.

👋 Hello! I’m launching a Substack on Thursday 11 September.

It’s called WHAT ARE YOU ON, telling stories from drug culture and our dopamine-drenched planet.

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