Life & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsMost of Britain’s weed is now super strong skunkExperts are worried users might not have noticed potency has increasedShareLink copied ✔️February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Text Kemi Alemoru Drugs are so strong right now. Last year, some of the cocaine circulating the UK tested at 100 per cent purity – far more than the 30-50 per cent average. Meanwhile ecstasy pills and MDMA’s potency has more than doubled over the last few years. Now, researchers have confirmed that the amount of high strength skunk on the streets of the Britain has also skyrocketed in the last decade. The study analysed almost a thousand police seizures of cannabis from London, Kent, Derbyshire, Merseyside and Sussex. They found that in 2016, 94 per cent of police seizures were of high-potency skunk, compared to just half in 2005. Experts are worried that UK stoners may be unaware of the effect this could have on their mental health. Mental health and addiction expert Ian Hamilton says that: “Demand for treatment from specialist drug treatment for problems due to cannabis have increased significantly over the last decade.” He added: “More experienced users will know how to adjust the amount of cannabis they ingest but naive or younger users may not, so they will be particularly at risk of having an unpleasant experience or in extreme cases developing psychosis.” The study, published in the Drug Testing and Analysis journal, says that this might all be due to lack of available low-strength alternatives like resin, so if you don’t want to get really high – you have very few options left. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 30,000+ creatives from around the world.TrendingWhy does everyone want to be Irish? Ask Ireland Fashion WeekAs the world goes ‘green-pilled’, a new generation of Irish designers are coming home – and proving you don’t have to leave to make it in fashionFashionLife & CultureThe uncanny rehabilitation of Mark ZuckerbergFashionEdward Enninful on The 90s: ‘If there were phones we’d all be cancelled!’BeautyIn pictures: Bold beauty at a trans-led anti-fashion show in BrazilFashionSho Konishi is the designer behind Doechii’s explosive bikini Film & TVHBO’s Girls: 10 of the show’s all-time best episodesMusicWatch: Archive footage from a pre-smartphone 90s super clubArt & PhotographyAmbroise Degenne’s first photo book is a raw coming-of-age diary in ParisSadler’s Wells EastLife & CultureThis new dance production is a bedtime story for an uncertain worldEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy