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Bonus Ep 37 - Let's Talk about Drugs in the UK vs US | Ft. Caity McGuire

The British English Podcast

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Drug Addictions

The UK has had seven drugs for seven decades. In the 50s, alcohol was a huge issue in the UK. The 60s was LSD. The 70s was cannabis. The 80s was heroin. The 90s was ecstasy. 2000s was cocaine. 2010s were legal highs. Highs that were kind of distracting the sort of the government essentially, allowing you to sell it through a shop that is legal. It's very common. And I should also say that this is a rule within a very famous drinking game in English-speaking countries or cultures called Ring of Fire. We call it kings. Oh, okay.

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