The deadly new street drug on our doorsteps

Across the UK, a new drug has been linked to 284 fatalities. In Birmingham alone, it killed 21 people last summer. Yet few outside the city noticed. This week, Big Issue investigates a shocking and hidden tragedy and reveals the inside story of the synthetic opioid crisis sweeping the UK.

Also inside

• Our sustainable travel guide maps out the future of tourism – including how to tackle overcrowding in holiday hotspots, why young people are looking for culture instead of cocktails and Billy Monger on still racing across the world
• Munya Chawawa’s new documentary on dictators is a warning of what we should be looking out for
• In a Letter To My Younger Self, Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie says it was a £14 electric guitar from Woolworths that set him on the path to a life of riley.
• How composer Fer Isella used his dying father’s heartbeats to write a lasting tribute
• The strange case of disappearing fog
• And Bristol vendor Bradley says that since he started selling magazines his confidence has improved “100%”

Plus much more!

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