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These are stories that have appeared in Black Poppy from you the reader, and some that we haven't managed to squeeze in. BP Pays for stories and articles published in our mag. Click here for more details.

BP's Coffee Table Series: Part 1

Have a look at the busiest part of a drug users household; the coffee table. See displays from around the world, evoking the kind of vibe we all can relate to...Send in your paraphrenalia pics to BP for publishing on our site.

Gallery One - Your Stories From the Frontline The Good, the Bad & the Ugly...

Last train to Woking

Chris writes about banging up  diconal and ritalin on a train ride to Woking and the intense paranoia that resulted. If it wasn't  so funny it'd be a nightmare...C.D

 

Fuck Filtering; A Decade of Dexedrine Use

An honest and detailed account of  the physical problems and personal difficulties that one person experienced using dexies for over a decade, and how he came out the other end...Anon

 

IN CRISIS - (the strained world of therapy for a drug user)

An inside out look at 'therapy'. Anon

 

Lifed off, Pissed Off and Coming Off

Introducing our BP Correspondent from Scotland - Jimmy W on The Long, Long Road to Getting a Methadone Detox in Prison.....

 

Nothing of Great Importance

JCS Writes about receiving a Hepatitis C diagnosis after years of thinking she'd escaped it by the skin of her teeth. When positive means negative...

 

An Aussie in London:

Heroin on prescription is only half the equasion. Dignity and trust are also essential elements in the 'treatment' process. But getting heroin on 'script sure does help... E.O'Mara

 

Gallery Two

Poems, Quotes, Art, Views & Reviews

 

Quotes

These are (outrageous, inane & discriminatory) quotes are spoken first hand to ex and current drug users by those working in the drugs field. Send in your first hand quotes for publishing.

 

Poetry Pages

Click here to read some excellent poetry that we have had sent in. If you would like yours to appear, please email your poem to BP and state whether you'd like it to appear in the magazine or website - or both. We try to publish all those we feel are a good standard and reflect different issues about drug use.

 

BP's Coffee Table Series: Part 1

Have a look at the busiest part of a drug users household; the coffee table. See displays from around the world, evoking the kind of vibe we all can relate to...Send in your paraphrenalia pics to BP for publishing on our site.

 

Reviews - Book and Film

Stay tuned as this page develops. BP will be reviewing books and films, past and present, on the subject of drugs. Whether they are cult movies, classic books, or the latest non fiction on drug culture, treatment, therapies or psychology.

 

Gallery Three

Health stories: Personal experiences by BP readers

 

From Beginning to Endo...

A reader's personal experience of having endocarditis, an infection of the heart valve from injecting. A.R

 

Nothing of Great Importance

JCS Writes about receiving a Hepatitis C diagnosis after years of thinking she'd escaped it by the skin of her teeth. When positive means negative...

 
We pay for your Stories: Write into BP with your experiences of drug use - the good, the bad and the ugly. Your journey through treatment, drug use, your relationships, travels, time spent in prison, detox or rehab. Your friends, your family, your doctors...We pay between £20-£50 for work we publish, just email or post it into BP or give us a ring and have a chat with the editor about your idea. Max 1800 words. We welcome writings from other countries.
 

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Contents

Gallery 1

  • Users Stories; the good, the bad and the ugly...

Gallery 2

  • Poems, quotes, pics & reviews

Gallery 3

  • Personal experiences of health crisis from drug use.
  • We pay for stories published and welcome those from outside the UK. Click here