Looking into the stigmatisation of ecstasy, while other drugs go unscathed

VICE Media tested 50 MDMA samples across 8 major Australian cities

When Michael Sun and Siobhan Ryan entered student politics, they were met with nostalgic tales of the “party days”, raucous parties from a generation of the broad left merely a couple of elections older than themselves. They spoke to those who lived them. Illustrations by Ann Ding.

Dan Thomas reflects on the time he nearly watched his friend die

Daniel Farinha explains why eccy is so exxy in Australia.

Ecstasy, cocaine, heroin – they’re all easily accessible on the Silk Road. Our anonymous reporter investigates how it works.