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Drugs Map of Britain - Episode Guide

Season 1

Swansea: Injecting Gone Wrong

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2016 (30 min)

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According to the NHS, towns like Swansea have seen a recent spike in injecting-related injuries, resulting in abscesses, open wounds and in some cases even amputations.

Following a number of individuals, this episode of Drugs Map of Britain explores the very stark reality of addiction and the physical and psychological fall-out years of injecting can cause.

Alcohol: Britain's Most Harmful Drug

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2017 (30 min)

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Episode 7 Of 7: London's intake of this country's most harmful drug is boosted in December when British people drink 41% more alcohol than other months of the year.

We follow Garry, whose future depends on kicking his alcohol addiction, and 25 year-old Nathaniel, who delivers alcohol after hours to some of London's richest residents, and discover how young, drunk revellers are comforted by OAPs like 71 year old Katie.

Belfast Buds

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2017 (30 min)

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Fentanyl Deadlier than Heroin

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2017 (30 min)

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Fentanyl is on the rise in the UK: it's 50 times stronger than heroin and is the drug linked to the death of rock star Prince - but what is the reality of those addicted? In this episode of Drugs Map Of Britain, BBC Three explores the effect this drug has in Hull.

Season 2

Nitrous Oxide

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2023 (27 min)

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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.

Ketamine

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2023 (28 min)

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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.

Uppers and Downers

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2023 (28 min)

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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.'

Cocaine

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2023 (27 min)

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This episode explores the impact of cocaine in London, where users say it's been normalised.

Season 3

Viagra

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2024 (28 min)

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We meet the men in their twenties who use sex pills regularly, the drug dealer mixing cocaine and Viagra for a 'weekender' and visit a porn set.

THC Vapes

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2024 (28 min)

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Vaping THC to get high is discreet and on the rise for 16-24s, but horror stories of vape juice being spiked with dangerous chemicals and hospitalisations are putting users off.

Monkey Dust

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2024 (25 min)

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Former legal high monkey dust has created headlines as a 'zombie drug' with a city-wide epidemic in Stoke-on-Trent. Users and dealers tell their stories.

Crack

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2024 (27 min)

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