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What to Expect at NH7 Weekender
Sorry to disappoint excited first-timers, but sex, drugs and rock’n’roll will hardly be on the agenda over the next two days.
Posted inVice
Why Indian Uncles Shouldn’t Mix Drugs and Parties
Cocaine certainly is one hell of a drug – if you aren’t Indian that is. Actually, barring weed, any narcotic is a disaster when it comes to Indians. If our use of alcohol is any indication, drugs and Indians just don’t mix well.
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Move Over, Narcos: Mexico. Pablo Escobar Will Always Remain Our Favourite Drug Lord
Narcos’ Pablo Escobar remains my favourite drug lord. The small-time trafficker was a genial, portly guy next door who was as committed to his business as he was to his family. No wonder that his undying love for his family endeared him to Indian audiences like me.
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In Auroville, My Search for Spirituality Ended at a Forest Rave Party
Following a rough patch, I went to Auroville to connect more closely with nature. Three days later, surrounded by raving firangs and vegan pizza, I realised this brand of spirituality was not for me.
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My Mind-Bending Experiments with Ayahuasca
A dose of the psychedelic drink ayahuasca sent me on a wild trip. I felt that the creepy anxiety would never end and that I would remain trapped forever in the heart of madness.
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How Not to Buy Drugs Online
I went to the darknet, that shady part of the internet where only the l337 h4X3rs go and where you have Christmas discount sales on cocaine.
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Ben is Back Review: A Heartbreaking Take on the Addiction of Maternal Love
In Peter Hedges’ Ben Is Back, maternal love comes without an expiry date – just like drug addiction. The film investigates the aftermath of addiction, both as a raging epidemic and as a crushing emotion.
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How I Saw the World on a Cocaine Trip (and Why I Stopped)
They say cocaine is the rich person’s drug. Every decision, every thought, can be justified after a couple of lines. Even though it’s no hallucinogen, it allows you to live in a mirage for a few hours. There’s us, the coke users, happy, rich, successful – and then there’s them, the regulars, poor, lazy, and unworthy.